FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS OCTOBER 27 - 29
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, October 27, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, October 29, at midnight.
One motorcyclist was killed after running off the road and striking some trees. A driver and her one-month old passenger were killed in a two-vehicle collision. Five other drivers were killed in separate single-vehicle collisions when their vehicles ran off the road and either overturned or struck a tree.
As of October 29, 880 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 886 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 8 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 5 |
| Child safety seat 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 October 29, 2000. For more 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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