Fatal pedestrian-car accident

A two-year old boy has died near Walhalla—the victim of a car-pedestrian accident yesterday afternoon on SC 183.  Deputy Coroner Greg Long says Samuel Thomas Bryant died at the hospital at 5:55 pm of injuries when hit by ay car one mile south of Walhalla at 1915 Westminster Highway.  The highway patrol reports the boy was hit by a BMW driven by a 39-year old Westminster man headed south on the two-lane highway.  Patrol spokesman Joe Hovis says no charges have been made, but troopers are assigning the investigation to their major accident investigation team.