FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 2, 2007

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS DEC. 29-JAN. 1

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, December 29, at 6 p.m. until Monday, January 1, at midnight.

 

Eight people died during the New Year’s Eve weekend at the start of 2006.

 

As of December 31, 2006, 1,029 people died on South Carolina highways, compared to 1,093 in 2004. Of the 769 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2006, 467 were not wearing seat belts. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

 

 

Interstates

 0

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

 8

Seat belt used

 2 (2 Unknown)

Seat belt not used

 2

Seat belt not applicable

 2 (pedestrians)

 

Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol as of January 1, 2007. For specific details on fatalities, including locations, you may access them at https://www.schponline.com/Media/Fatalities.asp. This site is for media use only. Please do not publicize this site because the information is preliminary and is meant to be used as a guide. For confirmation on fatality information, please contact the county coroner’s office.

 

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SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31

 

 

2006*

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

8

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

ABBEVILLE

2

 

ABBEVILLE

10

 

 

AIKEN

31

 

AIKEN

23

 

AIKEN

39

 

AIKEN

29

 

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

 

ANDERSON

45

 

ANDERSON

46

 

ANDERSON

41

 

ANDERSON

34

 

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

BAMBERG

6

 

BAMBERG

2

 

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

11

 

BARNWELL

10

 

BARNWELL

4

 

 

BEAUFORT

19

 

BEAUFORT

23

 

BEAUFORT

25

 

BEAUFORT

21

 

 

BERKELEY

45

 

BERKELEY

54

 

BERKELEY

34

 

BERKELEY

36

 

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

14

 

CALHOUN

4

 

 

CHARLESTON

62

 

CHARLESTON

43

 

CHARLESTON

63

 

CHARLESTON

32

 

 

CHEROKEE

8

 

CHEROKEE

25

 

CHEROKEE

19

 

CHEROKEE

10

 

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

16

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

13

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

16

 

CHESTERFIELD

17

 

CHESTERFIELD

19

 

CHESTERFIELD

21

 

 

CLARENDON

26

 

CLARENDON

18

 

CLARENDON

15

 

CLARENDON

14

 

 

COLLETON

12

 

COLLETON

26

 

COLLETON

34

 

COLLETON

22

 

 

DARLINGTON

26

 

DARLINGTON

17

 

DARLINGTON

23

 

DARLINGTON

27

 

 

DILLON

12

 

DILLON

14

 

DILLON

15

 

DILLON

11

 

 

DORCHESTER

18

 

DORCHESTER

26

 

DORCHESTER

19

 

DORCHESTER

29

 

 

EDGEFIELD

7

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

5

 

 

FAIRFIELD

3

 

FAIRFIELD

19

 

FAIRFIELD

17

 

FAIRFIELD

12

 

 

FLORENCE

41

 

FLORENCE

34

 

FLORENCE

42

 

FLORENCE

37

 

 

GEORGETOWN

16

 

GEORGETOWN

21

 

GEORGETOWN

11