FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 18, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOUR KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS SEPTEMBER 15 - 17
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, September 15, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, September 17, at midnight.
Four people were killed in two separate single-vehicle collisions. In both instances, the vehicles ran off the road and struck a tree.
So far this year, 740 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 760 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 4 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 4 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of September 17, 2000. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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