FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS APRIL 21-23
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, April 21, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, April 23, at midnight.
One pedestrian was struck and killed by a motorcycle as she tried to cross an Upstate highway. A bicyclist also died after being struck by a vehicle. Two men were killed in separate collisions when their vehicles hit trees. Another man was killed when his vehicle left the highway and crashed into a culvert.
So far, 321 people have died on South Carolina highways this year, compared to 284 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 5 |
| Seat belts not used | 3 |
| Pedestrians/Bicyclist | 2 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary. For more detailed information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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