FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 7, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS FEB. 4-6
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, February 4, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, February 6, at midnight.
Two people died in a head-on collision. A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle. Two people died when one vehicle failed to yield the right of way. And one person was killed after being thrown from the car when it ran off the road.
So far this year, 87 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 72 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 6 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 5 |
| Seat belt usage unknown, n/a | 1 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary. For more detailed information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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