New Mom, 31, Found Dead After Being Run Over and Dragged by Car in Shopping Center Parking Lot

Dané Josephine Waddell welcomed a baby girl in October 2025

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  • A woman, who welcomed her first baby less than four months ago, was killed after being struck by a car and dragged along the ground, according to authorities
  • Dané Josephine Waddell, 31, was found dead in a South Carolina parking lot on Jan. 7
  • She welcomed a baby girl in October 2025, her family said

A South Carolina woman, who welcomed her first baby less than four months ago, was killed after being struck by a car and dragged along the ground.

According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were first called to a shopping center parking lot on the city’s Whitney Road for a welfare check at around 3:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

A spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office told PEOPLE that deputies had received a call about a woman in the parking lot “who appeared to be deceased.”…

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