A car struck and killed a woman in Florence on Friday night, according to a release from the Florence Police Department.
Officers responded to the scene on Turfway Road west of Drexel Avenue just before 8 p.m., where police said a car had collided with a pedestrian in the right westbound lane.
Florence EMS transported Edith Obeng, 53, to St. Elizabeth Florence, where she was pronounced dead.
The driver of the car that struck Obeng was not injured and has cooperated with the investigation. Florence PD said it does not anticipate criminal charges against the driver.