South Carolina Department of Public Safety_______

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 4, 2007

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TEN KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, JUNE 1-3, 2007

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of ten people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, June 1, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, June 3, at midnight.

 

As of June 3, 2007, 440 people died on South Carolina highways, compared to 412 in 2006. Of the 331 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2007, 200 were not wearing seat belts. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

 

Interstates

 0

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

 10

Seat belt used

 1  

Seat belt not used

 6 (1 unknown)

Seat belt not applicable

 3 (2 pedestrians, 1 motorcyclist)

 

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 June 3, 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 JUNE 3

 

 

2007*

 

2006*

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

ABBEVILLE

5

 

ABBEVILLE

1

 

ABBEVILLE

2

 

 

AIKEN

19

 

AIKEN

13

 

AIKEN

12

 

AIKEN

17

 

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

27

 

ANDERSON

23

 

ANDERSON

15

 

ANDERSON

22

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

4

 

 

BARNWELL

4

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

6

 

BARNWELL

6

 

 

BEAUFORT

5

 

BEAUFORT

10

 

BEAUFORT

5

 

BEAUFORT

16

 

 

BERKELEY

11

 

BERKELEY

15

 

BERKELEY

27

 

BERKELEY

9

 

 

CALHOUN

4

 

CALHOUN

8

 

CALHOUN

6

 

CALHOUN

6

 

 

CHARLESTON

25

 

CHARLESTON

20

 

CHARLESTON

20

 

CHARLESTON

25

 

 

CHEROKEE

5

 

CHEROKEE

0

 

CHEROKEE

12

 

CHEROKEE

10

 

 

CHESTER

6

 

CHESTER

3

 

CHESTER

6

 

CHESTER

8

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

3

 

CHESTERFIELD

3

 

CHESTERFIELD

8

 

CHESTERFIELD

5

 

 

CLARENDON

7

 

CLARENDON

7

 

CLARENDON

6

 

CLARENDON

9

 

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

6

 

COLLETON

15

 

COLLETON

18

 

 

DARLINGTON

4

 

DARLINGTON

9

 

DARLINGTON

6

 

DARLINGTON

10

 

 

DILLON

4

 

DILLON

4

 

DILLON

3

 

DILLON

7

 

 

DORCHESTER

11

 

DORCHESTER

10

 

DORCHESTER

12

 

DORCHESTER

11

 

 

EDGEFIELD

2

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

EDGEFIELD

1

 

EDGEFIELD

2

 

 

FAIRFIELD

10

 

FAIRFIELD

1

 

FAIRFIELD

7

 

FAIRFIELD

8

 

 

FLORENCE

9

 

FLORENCE

17

 

FLORENCE

18

 

FLORENCE

13

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