A Wednesday night crash left a pedestrian dead in Horry County.
The crash took place at about 6:18 p.m. on SC 707 near the Hidden Woods Drive extension, about 3.5 miles north of Surfside Beach in the Socastee area, according to a release sent by the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The victim was 72-year-old Gregory Weitl of Fort Wayne, Indiana, according to an email sent Thursday by Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard. He was trying to cross the road to get to the post office, according to the email…