Lexington, SC 03/24/2025 - Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has positively identified the small child who died in a two-vehicle accident in the 3800 block of Charleston Highway in the Dixiana area of Lexington County this weekend. This crash occurred on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
According to Coroner Fisher, Miss Leah Charlotte Flores Izaguirre, 5, of West Columbia was a passenger in a vehicle traveling southbound on Charleston Highway when they were struck from behind by another vehicle. Miss Flores Izaguirre, who was wearing a seatbelt, was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. The two other occupants in Miss Flores Izaguirre's vehicle were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle had non-life-threatening injuries and was subsequently arrested for driving under suspension 2nd offense and felony DUI resulting in death.
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office, the South Carolina Highway Patrol MAIT, and South Carolina Highway Patrol continue to investigate the incident.
