FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOUR KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS NOVEMBER 3-5
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, November 3, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, November 5, at midnight.
Two people were killed in separate single-car collisions. One person was killed in a head-on collision. One person was killed as a result of failure to yield.
As of November 5, 898 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 900 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 4 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 3 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of November 5, 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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