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Raheem Jamar Bonham

Age : 30

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 12/29/2023

Location : Interstate 26 near mile marker 114

City : Cayce

County : Lexington

State : South Carolina

Agency : Cayce Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed while fleeing police pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Driving the wrong way on Airport Boulevard with high beams on.
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NARRATIVE:
On 12/29/2023, 30-year-old Raheem Jamar Bonham of West Columbia was struck and killed by a motorist after fleeing a Cayce Police Department pursuit and attempting to cross Interstate 26 on foot near mile marker 114 in Lexington County.
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At approximately 11:30 p.m., Cayce police officers attempted to stop Bonham's vehicle after observing it traveling the wrong way on Airport Boulevard with its high beams on. Bonham continued driving, and Cayce officers pursued the vehicle. Police said officers saw what appeared to be drugs being thrown from the vehicle during the pursuit and later recovered material from the roadside.
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The pursuit continued onto westbound Interstate 26. Near mile marker 114, between the Airport Boulevard and Cayce exits, Bonham stopped the vehicle, got out and fled from officers on foot. He climbed over the concrete median barrier separating the westbound and eastbound sides of the interstate.
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Bonham entered the eastbound lanes of I-26 and was struck by a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu traveling east. Cayce police attempted lifesaving measures, but Bonham was pronounced dead at the scene from injuries sustained when he was struck. The Malibu's driver was not reported injured.
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The South Carolina Highway Patrol and Lexington County Coroner's Office investigated the fatal collision. Coroner Margaret Fisher subsequently identified Bonham and confirmed that he was 30 years old and a resident of West Columbia.
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Bonham's funeral home obituary independently confirms his full name as Raheem Jamar Bonham, his birth date as 12/17/1993 and his death on 12/29/2023. It states that he was born in West Columbia, attended Lexington County public schools, earned HVAC and electrical certification, worked for Malamute Heavy Construction Company, and was the father of two children. He was also a music artist who had recently released a mixtape and three music videos.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.coladaily.com/communities/man-killed-while-running-from-police-on-foot-on-i-26/article_32457f98-a80a-11ee-b5f0-57708161c345.html
https://www.abccolumbia.com/2024/01/01/lexington-county-coroner-identifies-man-hit-during-police-pursuit/
https://www.swlexledger.com/single-post/one-man-killed-after-police-pursuit-on-i-26-last-friday-according-to-coroner-fisher
https://westmetronews.com/west-columbia-man-age-30-struck-and-killed-on-i-26-near-cayce-after-police-pursuit-on-friday/
https://www.bosticktompkinsinc.com/obituary/RaheemJ-Bonham