FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS NOVEMBER 17-19
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, November 17, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, November 19, at midnight.
Five people were killed in four single-vehicle collisions when their vehicles ran off the road and either overturned or struck a tree. Three other people died in separate two-vehicle collisions.
As of November 19, 942 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 944 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 1 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 7 |
| Seat belts used | 3 |
| Seat belts not used | 3 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 2 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of November 19, 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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