FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 8, 2007

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TEN KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, OCTOBER 5-7, 2007

           

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of ten people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, October 5, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, October 30, at midnight.

 

As of October 7, 2007, 819 people died on South Carolina highways, compared to 799 in 2006. Of the 614 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2007, 366 were not wearing seat belts. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

 

Interstates

 1

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

 9

Seat belt used

 0  

Seat belt not used

 7

Seat belt unknown

 1

Seat belt not applicable

 2 (1 motorcyclists, 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 October 7, 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 OCTOBER 7

 

 

2007*

 

2006*

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

ABBEVILLE

7

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

ABBEVILLE

2

 

 

AIKEN

32

 

AIKEN

22

 

AIKEN

19

 

AIKEN

29

 

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

41

 

ANDERSON

36

 

ANDERSON

27

 

ANDERSON

30

 

 

BAMBERG

4

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

BAMBERG

6

 

 

BARNWELL

7

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

8

 

BARNWELL

8

 

 

BEAUFORT

14

 

BEAUFORT

16

 

BEAUFORT

14

 

BEAUFORT

25

 

 

BERKELEY

20

 

BERKELEY

37

 

BERKELEY

44

 

BERKELEY

22

 

 

CALHOUN

7

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

9

 

CALHOUN

9

 

 

CHARLESTON

47

 

CHARLESTON

50

 

CHARLESTON

34

 

CHARLESTON

52

 

 

CHEROKEE

10

 

CHEROKEE

7

 

CHEROKEE

21

 

CHEROKEE

13

 

 

CHESTER

12

 

CHESTER

5

 

CHESTER

10

 

CHESTER

9

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

5

 

CHESTERFIELD

12

 

CHESTERFIELD

13

 

CHESTERFIELD

12

 

 

CLARENDON

8

 

CLARENDON

19

 

CLARENDON

14

 

CLARENDON

11

 

 

COLLETON

14

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

19

 

COLLETON

26

 

 

DARLINGTON

15

 

DARLINGTON

19

 

DARLINGTON

12

 

DARLINGTON

15

 

 

DILLON

8

 

DILLON

8

 

DILLON

12

 

DILLON

14

 

 

DORCHESTER

18

 

DORCHESTER

15

 

DORCHESTER

21

 

DORCHESTER

16

 

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

 

FAIRFIELD

17

 

FAIRFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

11

 

FAIRFIELD

12

 

 

FLORENCE

22

 

FLORENCE

32

 

FLORENCE

28

 

FLORENCE

27

 

 

GEORGETOWN

19

 

GEORGETOWN

11

 

GEORGETOWN

17

 

GEORGETOWN