Holly Hill man dies in hit-and-run accident

HOLLY HILL -- Police are asking the public's help in locating a car involved in the fatal hit-and-run of a 51-year-old man walking home early Sunday from the Eagles Club on Nova Road.

Timothy John Ward, of London Road, was struck and killed 2 a.m. in the northbound lane of Nova Road near Fourth Street, police said, adding that paint chips left behind by the fleeing car have led them to believe it is a 2000 or 2001 metallic gold Honda CRV.

Anyone with information on the fatal accident is asked to call Holly Hill police Cpl. Mike Coomans at (386) 248-9475.