FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 10 KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS AUGUST 24 - 26
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 10 people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, August 24, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, August 26, at midnight.
One motorcyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, died when his motorcycle ran off the road and struck a tree. One person died when the vehicle he was driving crossed the centerline and struck another vehicle almost head-on. Eight others died in seven separate single-vehicle collisions. In each of these collisions, the vehicles involved ran off the road and struck a tree or a utility pole or overturned. Only three of those killed were wearing a seat belt.
As of August 26, 628 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 703 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 10 |
| Seat belts used | 3 |
| Seat belts not used | 6 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 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 August 26, 2001. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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