WESTMINSTER, SC (March 31, 2026) — A 63-year-old man was found dead early Tuesday morning after an apparent hit-and-run crash in Oconee County.
According to authorities, David Wayne Lay, of Westminster, was discovered at approximately 1:55 a.m. by a sheriff’s deputy patrolling the eastbound lanes of U.S. 76 near Eastwood Circle. Lay had sustained traumatic injuries consistent with a pedestrian-vehicle collision and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe Lay was walking toward Seneca at the time of the incident. No description of the suspect vehicle has been released.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate and is urging anyone with information to come forward.
