THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING. THIS MORNING, A WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY AN HORRY COUNTY POLICE VEHICLE ON THE BEACH THURSDAY. THE WOMAN WAS HIT NEAR NASH STREET IN THE MYRTLE BEACH AREA CLOSE TO MYRTLE BEACH STATE PARK. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND WHEN IT HIT THE WOMAN. SHE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE DIED. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT AN ACCIDENT LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AN HORRY COUNTY BEACH. IN 2020, PERSON WAS HIT