FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JUNE 2-4
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people killed on South Carolina highways between Friday, June 2, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, June 4, at midnight.
Two people died in separate non-related head-on collisions and two others were killed in separate collisions on Interstate-95. A pedestrian and a motorcyclist, who collided with a tree, also died over the weekend. So far this year, 446 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 413 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 2 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 4 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 4 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 0 |
| 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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