Connecticut Man Killed in South Carolina Hit-and-Run

A man is in custody after troopers said he hit and killed a Connecticut man who walking along the highway in South Carolina on Monday night. 

William Colton Fulton, 22, contacted law enforcement on Tuesday morning and turned himself in, according to South Carolina Highway Patrol, NBC affiliate WMBF reported.

The pedestrian hit has been identified as Aric Myers, from Connecticut. It is not clear what town or city he is from. 

He was hit and killed around 9:15 p.m. in the Browns Ferry area near the Georgetown County Detention Center, police in South Carolina said. 

The vehicle involved left the scene with damage to the front passenger side.

Officials in South Carolina are investigating the accident. 

Fulton was charged with leaving the scene of a collision involving death and operating a vehicle without insurance.

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