FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 23, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JULY 20 - 22
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, July 20, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 22, at midnight.
One person was killed in a single vehicle collision in Clarendon County. A motorcyclist was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and slid under a vehicle in a collision in Anderson County. Two people were killed when their vehicle struck another vehicle and then overturned in Aiken County. A toddler that had apparently wandered into the road was struck and killed in Pickens County. One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Anderson County. None of the motor vehicle occupants killed was wearing a seat belt.
As of July 22, 516 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 613 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 2 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 4 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 4 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 2 (1 pedestrian, 1 motorcyclist – no helmet) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of July 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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