FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 30, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAY 26 - 29
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of nine people killed on South Carolina highways during the Memorial Day holiday period, which ran from Friday, May 26, at 6 p.m. until Monday, May 29, at midnight.
Six people died in single-vehicle collisions and one person died in a two-car collision. One motorcyclist and one pedestrian were also killed. So far this year, 429 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 390 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 9 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 6 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 1 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 2 (1 motorcyclist, 1 pedestrian) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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