Augusta pedestrian struck & killed by vehicle on Christmas Night

Seanque L. Hester was killed on Christmas after being struck by a car on Meadowbrook Drive. He is shown here in a 2012 photo from Facebook.

Date: December 27, 2023

The Coroner’s Office is investigating a pedestrian death that occurred on Meadowbrook Drive and Bullock Avenue, adding to a long list of such incidents in Richmond County. 

Seanque L. Hester 43, of the 3400 block of Sharon Road, Augusta, was struck Monday night by a vehicle on Meadwbrook Drive. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 10:55 p.m., Coroner Mark Bowen said. An autopsy has been scheduled.

The sheriff’s office has not released any information on the driver or possible charges in the death.

The county has recorded 19 pedestrian deaths this year.

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Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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