Extracted from The Aiken Standard (Aiken, SC)
Thursday, September 17, 1970

Pedestrian Killed Crossing Highway

The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported today that John Haney Hughes, 62, RFD 1, Belzoni, Miss., was struck by a car and killed while crossing U.S. 1 west of Aiken.

Patrolman G. L. Yarborough who investigated the accident identified the driver of the vehicle as Lannie A. Holmes of Aiken.

The accident occurred about 6:30 a.m. today near the Heart of Aiken Motel where Hughes had been staying.

He was pronounced dead at the site of the accident.