FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SEVEN KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, FEBRUARY 1-3, 2008

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

As of February 3, 2008, 75 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 86 in 2007. Of the 61 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2008, 44 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight February 3, 2008, six motorcyclists, two bicyclists and four 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	7
Seat belt used	0
Seat belt not used	3
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	4 (3 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 midnight February 3, 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.

SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
JANUARY 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 3
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	3	AIKEN	6	AIKEN	5	AIKEN	4
ALLENDALE	1	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	2	ANDERSON	5	ANDERSON	6	ANDERSON	6
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	2	BERKELEY	4	BERKELEY	2	BERKELEY	1
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	1	CALHOUN	0
CHARLESTON	6	CHARLESTON	3	CHARLESTON	3	CHARLESTON	3
CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	1	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	1
CHESTER	1	CHESTER	0	CHESTER	1	CHESTER	0
CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	0	CHESTERFIELD	1	CHESTERFIELD	3
CLARENDON	0	CLARENDON	3	CLARENDON	0	CLARENDON	2
COLLETON	3	COLLETON	1	COLLETON	1	COLLETON	2
DARLINGTON	2	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	3
DILLON	1	DILLON	2	DILLON	0	DILLON	1
DORCHESTER	2	DORCHESTER	1	DORCHESTER	2	DORCHESTER	2
EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	2	EDGEFIELD	0
FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	3
FLORENCE	3	FLORENCE	1	FLORENCE	3	FLORENCE	1
GEORGETOWN	1	GEORGETOWN	2	GEORGETOWN	0	GEORGETOWN	1
GREENVILLE	6	GREENVILLE	6	GREENVILLE	6	GREENVILLE	3
GREENWOOD	0	GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	0	GREENWOOD	1
HAMPTON	0	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	0	HORRY	4	HORRY	1	HORRY	5
JASPER	0	JASPER	1	JASPER	6	JASPER	4
KERSHAW	1	KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	1	KERSHAW	0
LANCASTER	0	LANCASTER	1	LANCASTER	1	LANCASTER	4
LAURENS	1	LAURENS	2	LAURENS	0	LAURENS	0
LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	3
LEXINGTON	12	LEXINGTON	5	LEXINGTON	0	LEXINGTON	5
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	3
OCONEE	0	OCONEE	2	OCONEE	2	OCONEE	1
ORANGEBURG	1	ORANGEBURG	3	ORANGEBURG	2	ORANGEBURG	1
PICKENS	2	PICKENS	2	PICKENS	1	PICKENS	4
RICHLAND	7	RICHLAND	4	RICHLAND	3	RICHLAND	4
SALUDA	0	SALUDA	0	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0
SPARTANBURG	1	SPARTANBURG	4	SPARTANBURG	5	SPARTANBURG	6
SUMTER	1	SUMTER	3	SUMTER	1	SUMTER	1
UNION	0	UNION	0	UNION	1	UNION	1
WILLIAMSBURG	1	WILLIAMSBURG	3	WILLIAMSBURG	2	WILLIAMSBURG	0
YORK	5	YORK	2	YORK	0	YORK	3
TOTAL	75	TOTAL	86	TOTAL	66	TOTAL	86

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 68 of the 75 traffic fatalities in 2008.
*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary