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Head-on-crash kills Myrtle Beach woman, police search for fleeing driver

CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a hit and run crash that left one person dead.

According to the SCHP website, the crash happened around 1:15 a.m. on SC 701 near Pitch Landing Road outside Conway.

According to the Conway Police Department, the southbound lanes of 701 were blocked for several hours.

Conway Police say the incident was a head-on collision involving two vehicles.

The driver of one vehicle left the scene on foot and the other driver was killed during the collision.

Horry County Deputy Coroner Tony Hendrick identified the victim as 24-year-old Brittany Renae Custer of Myrtle Beach. Hendrick said Custer died at the scene.

The suspect was driving a Silver 2007 Jeep Compass.

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