FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS AUGUST 11 - 13
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, August 11, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, August 13, at midnight.
Two people were killed in separate single-vehicle collisions when the cars in which they were riding overturned. Five people were killed in three separate two-vehicle collisions. One motorcyclist died in a collision with another vehicle. So far this year, 663 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 634 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 8 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 3 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 3 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 1 (motorcyclist) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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