FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MARCH 16 - 18
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, March 16, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, March 18, at midnight.
Five people died in separate single-vehicle collisions. In all five collisions, the drivers lost control of their vehicles, ran off the road and overturned. Two motorcyclists were killed. One struck a raised concrete median and then a traffic sign. The other motorcyclist collided with a pickup truck. Neither motorcyclist was wearing a helmet. One pedestrian was struck and killed.
As of March 18, 184 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 208 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 1 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 7 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 4 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 3 (2 motorcyclists, 1 pedestrian) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of March 18, 2001. 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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