FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAY 5 - 7
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, May 5, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, May 7, at midnight.
Five people died in four separate single-vehicle collisions. Of these single-vehicle collisions, one involved a motorcycle and one involved an all-terrain vehicle. So far this year, 351 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 322 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 5 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 3 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 2 (1 motorcyclist, 2 ATV driver) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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