FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, FEBRUARY 29 - MARCH 2, 2008

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, February 29, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, March 2, at midnight.

As of March 2, 2008, 147 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 145 in 2007. Of the 75 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2008, 52 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight March 2, 2008, ten motorcyclists, two bicyclists and twelve 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	8
Seat belt used	2
Seat belt not used	6
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 March 2, 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 MARCH 2
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	6	AIKEN	10	AIKEN	8	AIKEN	9
ALLENDALE	3	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	3	ANDERSON	11	ANDERSON	8	ANDERSON	9
BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	0
BARNWELL	2	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	1
BEAUFORT	3	BEAUFORT	2	BEAUFORT	1	BEAUFORT	2
BERKELEY	8	BERKELEY	4	BERKELEY	5	BERKELEY	6
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	1	CALHOUN	5	CALHOUN	1
CHARLESTON	9	CHARLESTON	8	CHARLESTON	7	CHARLESTON	6
CHEROKEE	1	CHEROKEE	1	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	2
CHESTER	1	CHESTER	1	CHESTER	1	CHESTER	1
CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	2	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	3
CLARENDON	2	CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	3	CLARENDON	3
COLLETON	3	COLLETON	1	COLLETON	1	COLLETON	6
DARLINGTON	2	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	2	DARLINGTON	4
DILLON	1	DILLON	2	DILLON	0	DILLON	1
DORCHESTER	3	DORCHESTER	3	DORCHESTER	3	DORCHESTER	4
EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	1
FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	2	FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	4
FLORENCE	5	FLORENCE	2	FLORENCE	3	FLORENCE	7
GEORGETOWN	2	GEORGETOWN	3	GEORGETOWN	1	GEORGETOWN	2
GREENVILLE	8	GREENVILLE	8	GREENVILLE	10	GREENVILLE	9
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	2	GREENWOOD	0	GREENWOOD	2
HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	2	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	2	HORRY	12	HORRY	4	HORRY	6
JASPER	1	JASPER	2	JASPER	6	JASPER	5
KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	4	KERSHAW	1	KERSHAW	0
LANCASTER	1	LANCASTER	2	LANCASTER	2	LANCASTER	5
LAURENS	2	LAURENS	2	LAURENS	0	LAURENS	4
LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	4
LEXINGTON	18	LEXINGTON	7	LEXINGTON	4	LEXINGTON	7
MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	2
MARION	6	MARION	2	MARION	0	MARION	1
MARLBORO	1	MARLBORO	4	MARLBORO	2	MARLBORO	1
NEWBERRY	2	NEWBERRY	0	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	4
OCONEE	0	OCONEE	2	OCONEE	2	OCONEE	3
ORANGEBURG	4	ORANGEBURG	4	ORANGEBURG	5	ORANGEBURG	5
PICKENS	4	PICKENS	4	PICKENS	2	PICKENS	5
RICHLAND	11	RICHLAND	6	RICHLAND	11	RICHLAND	9
SALUDA	0	SALUDA	0	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	1
SPARTANBURG	6	SPARTANBURG	5	SPARTANBURG	9	SPARTANBURG	7
SUMTER	3	SUMTER	4	SUMTER	3	SUMTER	2
UNION	1	UNION	0	UNION	1	UNION	2
WILLIAMSBURG	5	WILLIAMSBURG	4	WILLIAMSBURG	3	WILLIAMSBURG	2
YORK	8	YORK	4	YORK	2	YORK	5
TOTAL	147	TOTAL	142	TOTAL	127	TOTAL	164

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 137 of the 147 traffic fatalities in 2008.
*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary