SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — A hit-and-run crash has resulted in the death of an Upstate high school student.
Deputies with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office initially responded to a reported “man down” call on Tuesday, before 8 p.m. The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office found 19-year-old Jose Morales-Diaz deceased at the intersection of Howard Street and Simuel Road upon arrival.
The SC Highway Patrol determined that Morales-Diaz was on Howard Street when he was hit by an unknown vehicle that left the scene after the crash.
Morales-Diaz was a student at Dorman High School…