FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 16, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JULY 13-15
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, July 13, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 15, at midnight.
Three people died in separate collisions when their vehicles overturned. One person died when his vehicle struck a tree then hit another vehicle head-on. A pedestrian died after being hit by an all-terrain vehicle. A motorcyclist died after being struck by a vehicle, then thrown from the motorcycle and hit by another truck on I-85.
As of July 15, 495 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 590 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 1 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 5 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 3 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable (pedestrian, motorcyclist) | 2 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of July 15, 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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