HORRY COUNTY, SC. (THECOUNT) — Rebecca Latuch, of Somerset, Pennsylvania, has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle Monday night in Horry County, South Carolina.

Latuch, 49, was killed after she was struck by a vehicle in Myrtle Beach Monday night.

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According to reports, Latuch was on-foot in the area of North Kings Highway and 70th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach, when she was struck by a vehicle around 9 p.m. Monday.

Latuch was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Horry County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 289,650, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat is Conway – Wikipedia.