FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2002
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED
ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JANUARY 25-27
COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, January 25, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, January 27, at midnight.
A 25-year-old Ware Shoals mother died when she lost control of her vehicle and it flipped several times before she was ejected. Her seven-year-old child, who was properly restrained in the vehicle, was uninjured. And a 38-year-old Dillon County man died when he failed to yield the right of way, while riding a four -wheel all-terrain vehicle. He was struck by a pick-up truck.
As of January 27, 57 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 65 last year at this time.
| Interstates | 0 |
| US routes, SC routes and secondary roads | 6 |
| Seat belts used | 0 |
| Seat belts not used | 5 |
| Seat belt usage not applicable | 1 |
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