CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — A vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian on Highway 544 near Cabots Creek Dr., and one person was arrested.

The driver, 23-year-old Riley Patton, has been charged with felony driving under the influence involving death and leaving the scene of a collision involving death. Patton was taken to J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

Assistant Athletic Director Kevin Davis says Patton played football for Coastal Carolina University, but his eligibility ran out in November. He is still enrolled in classes at CCU.

Cpl. Sonny Collins with South Carolina Highway Patrol says a 2001 Ford Truck was in the median of Highway 544, assisting another vehicle. A 2002 GMC truck traveling east on 544, ran off into the median and hit the Ford. The Ford then hit and killed the pedestrian who was standing outside of the truck.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A former UNCW basketball player will appear in court later this month on numerous drug charges.

Wilmington Police say members of their Special Investigations Unit had a search warrant for the home of Chukwuma “Chuck” Ogbodo as part of a narcotics investigation.

Detectives say they found marijuana, cocaine, MDMA and drug paraphernalia during the search.

According to court records, Ogbodo is charged with the following:

• four counts of trafficking in cocaine
• two counts of sell cocaine
• maintain vehicle/dwelling/place for use, storage, sell of controlled substance

Ogbodo spent four seasons with the Seahawks. He graduated from UNCW last year.

He is scheduled to appear in court March 29.

Ogdobo is the second former Seahawk basketball player to find himself in trouble with the law recently. Police arrested Addison Spruill over the weekend after the say they pulled him over for speeding while he was driving an Uber and found drugs in the car and an outstanding warrant.