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<p>&nbsp;<strong>By Mike McCombs&nbsp;</strong></p>
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<p>A pedestrian and his dog were hit and killed while crossing Parris Island Gateway just before 8 p.m. Monday night.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The pedestrian was identified by the Beaufort County Coroner’s office as 56-year-old Sean Kelley.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>According to the S.C. Highway Patrol, Kelley was walking westward, crossing Parris Island Gateway near Dowlingwood Drive in the Shell Point area, when he was hit by a white pickup truck heading south on Parris Island Gateway.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>According to SCHP Lance Cpl. Nick Pye, neither the driver nor the passenger of the truck were injured. Pye said both were wearing seatbelts.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The incident remains under investigation by the SCHP, Pye said.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><em>Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com. </em></p>
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