FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 16, 2007

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TEN KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, JULY 13-15, 2007

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 10 people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, July 13, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 15, at midnight.

 

As of July 15, 2007, 565 people died on South Carolina highways, compared to 526 in 2006. Of the 421 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2007, 248 were not wearing seat belts. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

 

Interstates

 5

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

 5

Seat belt used

 5  

Seat belt not used

 3

Seat belt not applicable

  2 (2 motorcyclists)

 

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 July 15, 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 JULY 15

 

 

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

25

 

AIKEN

14

 

AIKEN

15

 

AIKEN

17

 

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

29

 

ANDERSON

31

 

ANDERSON

20

 

ANDERSON

26

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

4

 

BAMBERG

6

 

 

BARNWELL

6

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

6

 

BARNWELL

6

 

 

BEAUFORT

8

 

BEAUFORT

10

 

BEAUFORT

11

 

BEAUFORT

16

 

 

BERKELEY

15

 

BERKELEY

20

 

BERKELEY

30

 

BERKELEY

14

 

 

CALHOUN

4

 

CALHOUN

9

 

CALHOUN

8

 

CALHOUN

7

 

 

CHARLESTON

35

 

CHARLESTON

28

 

CHARLESTON

23

 

CHARLESTON

33

 

 

CHEROKEE

7

 

CHEROKEE

2

 

CHEROKEE

13

 

CHEROKEE

10

 

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

3

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

9

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

3

 

CHESTERFIELD

4

 

CHESTERFIELD

11

 

CHESTERFIELD

9

 

 

CLARENDON

8

 

CLARENDON

11

 

CLARENDON

10

 

CLARENDON

9

 

 

COLLETON

11

 

COLLETON

8

 

COLLETON

16

 

COLLETON

23

 

 

DARLINGTON

8

 

DARLINGTON

14

 

DARLINGTON

10

 

DARLINGTON

11

 

 

DILLON

4

 

DILLON

6

 

DILLON

4

 

DILLON

12

 

 

DORCHESTER

13

 

DORCHESTER

12

 

DORCHESTER

14

 

DORCHESTER

12

 

 

EDGEFIELD

2

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

EDGEFIELD

1

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

 

FAIRFIELD

12

 

FAIRFIELD

1

 

FAIRFIELD

8

 

FAIRFIELD

9

 

 

FLORENCE

14

 

FLORENCE

22

 

FLORENCE

18

 

FLORENCE

18

 

 

GEORGETOWN

14

 

GEORGETOWN

8

 

GEORGETOWN

15

 

GEORGETOWN