FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 3, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SEVEN KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS NOV. 30-DEC. 2
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, November 30, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, December 2, at midnight.
Two pedestrians were struck and killed. Two other people died as a result of their vehicles colliding. Three people died when their vehicles ran off the roadway.
As of December 2, 934 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 995 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 1 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 6 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 4 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 2 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of December 2, 2001.
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