FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, APRIL 27-29, 2007

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, April 27, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, April 29, at midnight.

As of April 29, 2007, 302 people died on South Carolina highways, compared to 295 in 2006. Of the 238 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2007, 151 were not wearing seat belts. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

Interstates	2
US routes, SC routes and secondary roads	3
Seat belt used	0
Seat belt not used	3
Seat belt not applicable	2 (1 pedestrian,1 riding lawn mower)

Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol and by the media as of April 29, 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
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
JANUARY 1 THROUGH APRIL 29
2007*		2006*		2005		2004
COUNTY NAME	FATALTIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALTIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	2	ABBEVILLE	2	ABBEVILLE	1	ABBEVILLE	2
AIKEN	15	AIKEN	11	AIKEN	12	AIKEN	12
ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	1
ANDERSON	18	ANDERSON	17	ANDERSON	13	ANDERSON	16
BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	1
BARNWELL	3	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	3	BARNWELL	6
BEAUFORT	3	BEAUFORT	8	BEAUFORT	5	BEAUFORT	11
BERKELEY	8	BERKELEY	10	BERKELEY	19	BERKELEY	5
CALHOUN	2	CALHOUN	6	CALHOUN	4	CALHOUN	4
CHARLESTON	17	CHARLESTON	17	CHARLESTON	18	CHARLESTON	20
CHEROKEE	5	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	10	CHEROKEE	7
CHESTER	6	CHESTER	2	CHESTER	2	CHESTER	6
CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	7	CHESTERFIELD	3
CLARENDON	7	CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	4	CLARENDON	9
COLLETON	9	COLLETON	4	COLLETON	11	COLLETON	13
DARLINGTON	2	DARLINGTON	8	DARLINGTON	4	DARLINGTON	9
DILLON	2	DILLON	1	DILLON	3	DILLON	3
DORCHESTER	9	DORCHESTER	7	DORCHESTER	8	DORCHESTER	6
EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	4	EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	2
FAIRFIELD	6	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	6	FAIRFIELD	7
FLORENCE	5	FLORENCE	14	FLORENCE	12	FLORENCE	9
GEORGETOWN	5	GEORGETOWN	4	GEORGETOWN	11	GEORGETOWN	3
GREENVILLE	24	GREENVILLE	24	GREENVILLE	28	GREENVILLE	22
GREENWOOD	4	GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	3	GREENWOOD	2
HAMPTON	4	HAMPTON	5	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	21	HORRY	13	HORRY	10	HORRY	17
JASPER	4	JASPER	10	JASPER	9	JASPER	5
KERSHAW	7	KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	4	KERSHAW	2
LANCASTER	6	LANCASTER	3	LANCASTER	7	LANCASTER	8
LAURENS	5	LAURENS	2	LAURENS	8	LAURENS	5
LEE	1	LEE	2	LEE	5	LEE	3
LEXINGTON	14	LEXINGTON	11	LEXINGTON	13	LEXINGTON	12
MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	2	MCCORMICK	0
MARION	4	MARION	3	MARION	2	MARION	0
MARLBORO	5	MARLBORO	3	MARLBORO	3	MARLBORO	1
NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	10	NEWBERRY	2
OCONEE	2	OCONEE	3	OCONEE	3	OCONEE	2
ORANGEBURG	14	ORANGEBURG	16	ORANGEBURG	15	ORANGEBURG	14
PICKENS	8	PICKENS	7	PICKENS	8	PICKENS	5
RICHLAND	12	RICHLAND	22	RICHLAND	16	RICHLAND	18
SALUDA	0	SALUDA	3	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0
SPARTANBURG	12	SPARTANBURG	13	SPARTANBURG	14	SPARTANBURG	15
SUMTER	7	SUMTER	4	SUMTER	7	SUMTER	8
UNION	0	UNION	2	UNION	3	UNION	2
WILLIAMSBURG	7	WILLIAMSBURG	10	WILLIAMSBURG	3	WILLIAMSBURG	2
YORK	7	YORK	7	YORK	10	YORK	9
TOTAL	302	TOTAL	295	TOTAL	339	TOTAL	310

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 265 of the 302 traffic fatalities in 2007.