S.C. teen dies in crash on highway named for his father

The Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal and the Associated Press bring us the sad story about an 18-year-old high school senior killed in a car wreck on a stretch of road named for his father, a National Guard sergeant killed in Afghanistan.

Aaron Shawn Hill died Thursday morning on the Sergeant Shawn F. Hill Memorial Highway (State Highway 129) in Wellford, S.C., as he drove three friends to Byrnes High School. His Honda was hit head-on when a westbound Chevrolet pickup crossed the center line of the two-lane road. His friends and the 27-year-old pickup driver were hospitalized; their conditions were not released.

No charges have been filed yet. Police said the pickup driver's license was revoked nearly a year ago for speeding.

Aaron Hill talked of joining the military like his father, who was killed in 2008 when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.

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