FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 28, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOUR KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS AUGUST 25 - 27
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, August 25, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, August 27, at midnight.
Two people were killed in separate single-vehicle collisions and one person was killed in a two-vehicle collision. One motorcyclist died in a collision with another vehicle. So far this year, 693 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 691 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 1 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 3 |
| Seat belts used | 2 |
| Seat belts not used | 1 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 1 (motorcyclist) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of August 27, 2000. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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