One person is dead after an early morning crash in Darlington County.

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened on E. Lydia Hwy just after 2:00 a.m. Sunday. 

A pedestrian who was on eastbound lanes of the highway was hit by a passing car. 

Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee Identified the man as 37-year-old Jarrett Darell Alfrod of Hartsville who died at the scene. Hardee tells us Alfrod was struck on E. Lydia Hwy at the intersection with Birdsnest Road. 

SCHP continues to investigate.