FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOUR KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS FEBRUARY 9 - 11
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, February 9, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, February 11, at midnight.
One pedestrian and one motorcyclist were killed in separate collisions. The motorcyclist, who made a left turn in front of a truck, was not wearing a helmet. His wife, who was wearing a helmet, remains in critical condition at an Upstate hospital. It is unknown whether or not the other two fatalities were wearing their seat belts
As of February 11, 84 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 106 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 4 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 0 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 2 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 2 (pedestrian, motorcyclist) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of February 11, 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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