South Carolina Department of Public Safety_______

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 30, 2007

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

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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SG/22/07

 

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.