FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SEVEN KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS OCTOBER 20 - 22
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, October 20, at 6 p.m. through Sunday, October 22, at midnight.
Two of the seven people who died were involved in motorcycle collisions. Neither of those two was wearing a helmet. The other five people died in four separate vehicle collisions and not one was wearing a seat belt.
The total number of people killed on South Carolina’s roads and highways through Oct.22 is 856, compared to 871 killed at this time last year.
| Interstates | No fatalities |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | Seven fatalities |
| Seatbelts used | No fatalities |
| Seatbelts not used | Five fatalities |
| Restraint usage unknown | No fatalities |
| Restraint usage not applicable | Two fatalities (Motorcyclists) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of October 22, 2000. For more detailed information on any of the fatalities, please contact us. Also, the DPS web site address has changed to www.scdps.org. Please bookmark this address and visit the web site often. You will find the latest DPS news there as well as information about the various DPS divisions and their diverse responsibilities.
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