A heartbreaking tragedy has left the **Lugoff, South Carolina**, community in mourning after **46-year-old Stacey Shavone Anderson** was killed in a **hit-and-run crash** late Saturday night. According to the **South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP)**, the fatal incident occurred around **9:40 p.m.** near **Highway 601 and Porter Cross Road**, just steps from the neighborhood where Anderson lived.
Authorities say Anderson was walking along the roadside when she was struck by a passing vehicle that **never stopped**. Witnesses reported that the driver neither slowed down nor returned to the scene. When emergency crews arrived, they found Anderson unresponsive, and she was tragically **pronounced dead at the scene**.
The **Kershaw County Coroner’s Office** confirmed that Anderson’s death was caused by blunt-force trauma. The **SCHP Multi-disciplinary Accident Investigation Team (MAIT)** has been assigned to the case, working to analyze debris, tire fragments, and surveillance footage from nearby businesses and traffic cameras in hopes of identifying the vehicle and driver responsible.
Local residents say the stretch of Highway 601 where the crash occurred is **poorly lit and dangerous**, especially at night. Many have called for better street lighting and pedestrian safety measures, noting that drivers often speed through the area without realizing how close homes and walkways are to the roadway.
Stacey Anderson is being remembered as a **beloved mother, friend, and neighbor** — a woman whose kindness and laughter touched many lives. Friends describe her as someone who “would give the shirt off her back” and who always made time for others.
As investigators continue to search for the driver who fled, the community is rallying behind Anderson’s family, demanding justice and accountability. A growing roadside memorial now marks the spot where she lost her life — a somber reminder of a life taken too soon.
