<p>TERRE HAUT, Ind. — Elected officials in Indiana were mourning a county councilman and his wife who recently died after being struck by a car in South Carolina. </p>
<p>Vigo County Councilman Donald Morris and Cheryl Hart were visiting Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Two vehicles collided Thursday afternoon and one struck Morris and Hart, who were pedestrians on a nearby sidewalk. The Horry County coroner’s office in South Carolina identified Morris and Hart on Friday. </p>
<p>The 67-year-old Morris was newly-elected and previously a city council member in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was also a professional musician, according to a county bio. Hart was 63. Morris and Hart had two children.</p>
<p>“Don was a staple in the Terre Haute community through his years of service on the Terre Haute City Council and the Vigo County Council," U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon of Indiana said in a statement. “A true public servant that entertained the public with his guitar and vocals which will forever remain in our ears.” </p>
<p>Morris became a councilman in western Indiana’s Vigo County in November after a dozen years on the Terre Haute City Council. </p>
<p>County Commissioner Chris Switzer called Morris an “all-around good guy.” </p>
<p>“He’s really going to be missed by a lot of people," he told <a href="https://www.wthitv.com/content/news/Vigo-County-Councilman-Don-Morris-and-his-wife-Cheryl-killed-in-Myrtle-Beach-crash-574518301.html">WTHI-TV in Terre Haute.</a> "It’s terrible.”</p>
