Kyle Carpenter, Medal of Honor Recipient, Charged in Misdemeanor Hit-and-Run

Retired Marine Cpl. William 'Kyle' Carpenter is applauded by U.S. President Barack Obama after receiving the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on June 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. Carpenter received the medal for taking the blast from a grenade to protect fellow Marines and sustained major wounds. Carpenter is the eighth living recipient chosen for the high honor. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

A Medal of Honor recipient who lost an eye while taking a grenade blast to save a fellow Marine now faces a hit-and-run charge in South Carolina, police say.