FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS SEPTEMBER 8 - 10
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, September 8, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, September 10, at midnight.
Four people were killed in separate single-vehicle collisions and two people died in separate two-vehicle collisions. One person died when a vehicle and a motorcycle collided. One pedestrian was struck and killed by a car.
So far this year, 732 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 734 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 4 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 4 |
| Seat belts used | 3 |
| Seat belts not used | 4 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 1 (pedestrian) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of September 10, 2000. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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