FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TWO KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MARCH 2-4
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of two people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, March 2, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, March 4, at midnight.
A 20-year-old man from Buffalo, S.C., died when his vehicle hit a concrete wall west of Union early Saturday morning. The man was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision. The second fatality was early Sunday morning, when a 50-year-old Bishopville man apparently ran off Interstate 20 and struck a tree. He also was not wearing a seat belt.
As of March 4, 149 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 160 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 1 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 1 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 2 |
| Seat belt usage unknown | 0 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 0 |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of March 4, 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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