FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, JANUARY 25-27, 2008

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, January 25, at 6 p.m. until Monday, January 27, at midnight.

As of January 27, 2008, 54 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 68 in 2007. Of the 45 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2008, 31 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight January 27, 2008, three motorcyclists, two bicyclists and three pedestrians have died on state roads and highways. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

Interstates	0
US routes, SC routes and secondary roads	6
Seat belt used	3
Seat belt not used	3
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	0

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 midnight January 27, 2008. 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
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
JANUARY 1 THROUGH JANAURY 27
2008*		2007*		2006		2005
COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	1	ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	0
AIKEN	2	AIKEN	3	AIKEN	4	AIKEN	1
ALLENDALE	1	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	1	ANDERSON	5	ANDERSON	4	ANDERSON	5
BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	0
BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	0
BEAUFORT	1	BEAUFORT	1	BEAUFORT	1	BEAUFORT	1
BERKELEY	1	BERKELEY	2	BERKELEY	2	BERKELEY	1
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	1	CALHOUN	0
CHARLESTON	3	CHARLESTON	2	CHARLESTON	2	CHARLESTON	3
CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	1	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	1
CHESTER	1	CHESTER	0	CHESTER	1	CHESTER	0
CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	0	CHESTERFIELD	0	CHESTERFIELD	3
CLARENDON	0	CLARENDON	2	CLARENDON	0	CLARENDON	0
COLLETON	2	COLLETON	0	COLLETON	1	COLLETON	1
DARLINGTON	2	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	2
DILLON	1	DILLON	2	DILLON	0	DILLON	1
DORCHESTER	0	DORCHESTER	1	DORCHESTER	2	DORCHESTER	2
EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	2	EDGEFIELD	0
FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	3
FLORENCE	1	FLORENCE	0	FLORENCE	3	FLORENCE	1
GEORGETOWN	1	GEORGETOWN	2	GEORGETOWN	0	GEORGETOWN	1
GREENVILLE	5	GREENVILLE	4	GREENVILLE	6	GREENVILLE	3
GREENWOOD	0	GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	0	GREENWOOD	1
HAMPTON	0	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	0	HORRY	3	HORRY	0	HORRY	5
JASPER	0	JASPER	1	JASPER	0	JASPER	4
KERSHAW	0	KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	1	KERSHAW	0
LANCASTER	0	LANCASTER	1	LANCASTER	0	LANCASTER	4
LAURENS	1	LAURENS	2	LAURENS	0	LAURENS	0
LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	2
LEXINGTON	7	LEXINGTON	5	LEXINGTON	0	LEXINGTON	4
MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1
MARION	1	MARION	2	MARION	0	MARION	0
MARLBORO	1	MARLBORO	4	MARLBORO	0	MARLBORO	1
NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	0	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	2
OCONEE	0	OCONEE	2	OCONEE	1	OCONEE	1
ORANGEBURG	1	ORANGEBURG	3	ORANGEBURG	2	ORANGEBURG	1
PICKENS	1	PICKENS	2	PICKENS	1	PICKENS	4
RICHLAND	6	RICHLAND	4	RICHLAND	2	RICHLAND	4
SALUDA	0	SALUDA	0	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0
SPARTANBURG	1	SPARTANBURG	2	SPARTANBURG	2	SPARTANBURG	6
SUMTER	0	SUMTER	3	SUMTER	1	SUMTER	1
UNION	0	UNION	0	UNION	1	UNION	1
WILLIAMSBURG	1	WILLIAMSBURG	0	WILLIAMSBURG	2	WILLIAMSBURG	0
YORK	5	YORK	1	YORK	0	YORK	3
TOTAL	54	TOTAL	68	TOTAL	48	TOTAL	75

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 51 of the 54 traffic fatalities in 2008.
*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary