FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JAN. 5-7
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people killed on South Carolina highways from 6 p.m. Friday, January 5, through midnight Sunday, January 7.
One pedestrian was sitting in the roadway and was hit and killed. One motorcyclist was killed. Two people died in two-vehicle crashes. One person was killed when her vehicle struck a tree. One person was killed when his vehicle overturned and he was ejected.
So far, 18 people have been killed on South Carolina highways this year compared to 18 at the same time last year.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 6 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 3 |
| Seat belts n/a | 2 (1 pedestrian, 1 motorcyclist) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of January 8, 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.
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