Volunteer SC firefighter struck and killed by passing vehicle, driver charged with DUI

ANDERSON, S.C. – The Anderson County Coroner’s Office says a volunteer firefighter was struck by a vehicle and killed Sunday night.

Kenneth Stanton, 52 of Pendleton, was directing traffic after a wreck on Highway 76 at Sandy Springs Road when a vehicle went around a tow truck through the scene and striking the volunteer firefighter, according to the coroner’s office.

The coroner says Stanton was transported by EMS to the hospital where he died of blunt force trauma to the head.

Charles Pickens, 64 of Pendleton, has been arrested for a felony DUI and charged for leaving the scene involving death, according to the Anderson County Detention Center.

The Highway Patrol along with the MAIT team and the Coroner’s Office are investigating.