FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2000
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER 8-10
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, December 8, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, December 10, at midnight.
One bicyclist was killed after being struck by a vehicle. One motorcyclist died when the motorcycle he was driving hit a road sign. One person was killed when the vehicle she was driving overturned. Three others were killed in three separate two-vehicle collisions; one of those was a three-month-old infant.
As of December 10, 1,011 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 1,006 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 1 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 5 |
| Seat belts/child restraint used | 3 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 1 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 2 (bicyclist, motorcyclist) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of December 10, 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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