Date of Incident: July 9, 2024
South Carolina Reporting Authority: Cherokee County Coroner’s Office
Type of Accident: Auto-pedestrian Collision
Location of Accident: North Logan Street in Cherokee County
Injuries: One Fatality
Description of Accident: A tragic incident occurred at 11:30 PM on Tuesday on North Logan Street, resulting in the death of a 21-year-old woman. The accident happened when the victim, standing in the roadway, caused a vehicle to stop. She then jumped onto the hood of the stopped vehicle. Shortly after, she slid off the car’s hood and onto the roadway, where she was struck by a pickup truck pulling a flatbed trailer. The impact was fatal, and emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene.
Local Media Coverage: Gaffney, South Carolina, woman hit by truck after jumping onto hood of car, sliding off (WYFF 4)
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