FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2001
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS APRIL 13 - 15
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, April 13, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, April 15, at midnight.
One pedestrian was struck and killed on highway 61 near Interstate-95 while two men died when their vehicle struck a tree. In a separate collision, the driver of a pick up truck was pinned beneath his vehicle after it overturned. And a Clemson man died after his vehicle ran off the road in Pickens County
As of April 15, 251people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 306 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 5 |
| Seat belts used | 1 |
| Seat belts not used | 3 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 1 (pedestrian) |
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of April15, 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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