FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JULY 7-JULY 9
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five (5) people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, July 7, at 6 p.m. through midnight Sunday, July 9.
Of the four people who died in vehicle collisions, no one was wearing a seat belt. The fifth person to die over the weekend crashed his motorcycle into a tree. Two passengers died in a single vehicle accident shortly before noon Sunday, July 9 just outside of Gilbert.
So far this year, 564 have died on South Carolina highways compared to 522 this time last year.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 5 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 4 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 0 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 1 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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