FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS SEPTEMBER 22-24
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, September 22, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, September 24, at midnight.
One pedestrian was struck and killed. One person died after the vehicle in which she was riding struck a tree. One person died after hitting a fence. One person died after running into a ditch. Two people died when their vehicles overturned. Two people died after their vehicles were struck by other vehicles.
As of September 24, 763 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 774 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 8 |
| Seat belts used | 2 |
| Seat belts not used | 5 |
| Pedestrian | 1 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of September 24, 2000. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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