Crime & Safety

Lexington County Coroner Still Hospitalized After Wreck

Coroner Harry Harman remains in the trauma unit at Palmetto Health Richland after he crashed his car while en route to a visitation at Southland Memorial Gardens on Feb. 23.

Lexington County Coroner Harry Harman remains in a local hospital after he crashed his vehicle while on his way to a funeral visitation last month.  

Harman remains in the trauma unit at Palmetto Health Richland and continues to overcome issues associated with the crash on Feb. 23 while he was en route to a visitation at Southland Memorial Gardens, according to a news release from the Lexington County Coroner's Office. 

Harman's car hit a parked cargo trailer when he ran off the right side of Commerce Drive near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, the S.C. Highway Patrol reported. 

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Troopers said low visibility due to foggy weather caused Harman to crash.

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