FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SEVEN KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAY 25 - 28
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven people killed on South Carolina highways during the Memorial Day holiday period, which ran from Friday, May 25, at 6 p.m. until Monday, May 28, at midnight.
Four of the five motor vehicle occupants who died were not wearing seat belts. One motorcyclist and one bicyclist also were killed. So far this year, 351 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 436 at this time last year.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 7 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 3 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 0 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 3 (2 motorcyclists, 1 bicyclist) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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