Teen Bicyclist Dies After Hit-and-Run

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Summary: Jonathan “JJ” Colon, 15, of Darlington, South Carolina, died Aug. 1 after a hit-and-run crash while riding his bicycle with friends. 24-year-old Travis Timmons was charged.

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — Two 15-year-olds were riding their bikes home from a pool party Saturday night, Aug. 1, 2026, when a car struck them in Darlington County, South Carolina. Jonathan “JJ” Colon did not survive.

Colon, a rising freshman at Darlington High School, was one of three boys on bicycles. The driver of a 2014 Dodge Avenger hit two of them and kept going. Colon’s cousin, also 15, was injured and remained in the hospital, where family members said he might need surgery. The third boy was not hit.

Charges Follow Quick Identification

South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers charged 24-year-old Travis Timmons with hit-and-run resulting in death, hit-and-run with personal injury, driving under suspension, operating an unregistered vehicle, having an open container and violating probation. Authorities booked him Sunday at the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center.

Timmons was already on probation after a February conviction in Florence for second-degree assault and battery. That supervision was set to last until December 2027. He also had a pending traffic warrant in Georgia.

Judge Keeps Suspect in Custody

At a Sunday bond hearing, a judge denied release. A Highway Patrol victims advocate told the court Timmons’ record showed a pattern of assault. Timmons answered questions but did not discuss the crash itself. He said he had lived in Darlington County, Horry County and Georgia in recent years and was staying with his grandmother.

Troopers collected a blood sample to check whether Timmons had been drinking. The investigation remains active.

Colon’s family described him as a student looking ahead to high school. The crash happened as the boys headed home after an ordinary summer evening.

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Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Sources/related links:

WBTW report
WPDE coverage
WPDE bond hearing story

Belk Funeral Home — Jonathan “JJ” Colon obituary

WMBF News — Darlington County hit-and-run crash report

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