FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 17, 2007

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS THREE KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2007

           

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of three people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, September 14, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, September 16, at midnight.

 

As of September 16, 2007, 774 people died on South Carolina highways, compared to 718 in 2006. Of the 583 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2007, 351 were not wearing seat belts. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

 

Interstates

 0

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

 3

Seat belt used

 0  

Seat belt not used

 1

Seat belt unknown

 0

Seat belt not applicable

 1 (riding lawn mower, 1 pedestrian)

 

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 September 16, 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.

 

 

SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES

 

 

 

 

 JANUARY 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16

 

 

2007*

 

2006*

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

ABBEVILLE

6

 

ABBEVILLE

3

 

ABBEVILLE

2

 

 

AIKEN

30

 

AIKEN

20

 

AIKEN

19

 

AIKEN

26

 

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

3

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

38

 

ANDERSON

35

 

ANDERSON

25

 

ANDERSON

29

 

 

BAMBERG

4

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

BAMBERG

6

 

 

BARNWELL

7

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

7

 

BARNWELL

7

 

 

BEAUFORT

12

 

BEAUFORT

15

 

BEAUFORT

13

 

BEAUFORT

23

 

 

BERKELEY

17

 

BERKELEY

29

 

BERKELEY

41

 

BERKELEY

19

 

 

CALHOUN

7

 

CALHOUN

11

 

CALHOUN

8

 

CALHOUN

9

 

 

CHARLESTON

43

 

CHARLESTON

44

 

CHARLESTON

34

 

CHARLESTON

51

 

 

CHEROKEE

10

 

CHEROKEE

5

 

CHEROKEE

18

 

CHEROKEE

13

 

 

CHESTER

12

 

CHESTER

3

 

CHESTER

9

 

CHESTER

9

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

4

 

CHESTERFIELD

10

 

CHESTERFIELD

12

 

CHESTERFIELD

11

 

 

CLARENDON

8

 

CLARENDON

19

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

11

 

 

COLLETON

14

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

18

 

COLLETON

25

 

 

DARLINGTON

15

 

DARLINGTON

17

 

DARLINGTON

12

 

DARLINGTON

14

 

 

DILLON

7

 

DILLON

7

 

DILLON

8

 

DILLON

14

 

 

DORCHESTER

17

 

DORCHESTER

15

 

DORCHESTER

21

 

DORCHESTER

14

 

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

 

FAIRFIELD

16

 

FAIRFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

11

 

FAIRFIELD

10

 

 

FLORENCE

20

 

FLORENCE

28

 

FLORENCE

27

 

FLORENCE

25

 

 

GEORGETOWN

18

 

GEORGETOWN

10

 

GEORGETOWN

17