FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TEN KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS APRIL 20-22
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 10 people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, April 20, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, April 22, at midnight.
Six vehicle occupants were killed after their vehicles struck trees. One person was killed after his vehicle left the road and overturned, pinning him beneath the vehicle. Two motorcyclists were killed after one hit a vehicle and another struck a tree. A bicyclist died after being hit by another vehicle.
As of April 22, 272 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 322 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 2 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 8 |
| Seat belts used | 3 |
| Seat belts not used | 4 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 3 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of April 22, 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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