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