FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 10, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS SEPT. 7 – 9
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of nine people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, Sept.7, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, Sept. 9, at midnight.
Four people died in one collision in Beaufort County on SC 170, when one vehicle attempted to pass another vehicle. The driver of the car attempting to pass lost control of his vehicle and slid into the path of an oncoming vehicle. All four occupants of the vehicle attempting the pass were killed. Another motorist was killed when the vehicle he was driving struck a tree. Three pedestrians were struck and killed by vehicles and a motorcyclist died when he collided with a vehicle.
As of September 9, 665 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 732 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 9 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 4 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 4 (1 motorcyclist, 3 pedestrians) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of September 9, 2001. For more information on any of the fatalities, please contact us.
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