A South Carolina woman was killed over the weekend in a crash, according to the Sumter County Coroner’s Office.
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Whittni Milhorn, a 38-year-old from Sumter County, died in what Coroner Robbie Baker called an accident in a Monday news release.
The collision happened at about 9:10 p.m. Saturday, according to the release.
Milhorn was a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle near the intersection of West Liberty Street and Wedgefield Road, the coroner’s office said. She was taken to an area hospital where she died, according to the release.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word if anyone involved in the crash was wearing a seatbelt, but the collision continues to be investigated by the coroner’s office and Sumter Police Department.
An autopsy is scheduled to be performed Monday at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
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Through Sunday 685 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2026, according to the state Department of Public Safety. A minimum of 914 people were killed in collisions in South Carolina in 2025, DPS data shows.
At least 16 people have died in Sumter County crashes this year, and 25 people died in wrecks there in 2025, according to DPS data.
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