FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAR. 10-12
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of nine people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, March 10, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, March 12, at midnight.
Five people died in single-vehicle collisions and one person died in a two-vehicle collision. Three people died when their vehicle struck a tree after the driver fled from a safety checkpoint in Cheraw. Eight of the nine fatalities were not wearing seat belts and it is unknown whether or not the ninth person was wearing a safety restraint. Eight of the nine fatal collisions occurred on state roads, while the ninth occurred on Interstate-26 in Laurens County. So far this year, 183 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 161 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 1 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 8 |
| Seat belts not used | 8 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 1 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary. For more detailed information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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