FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, MARCH 7-9, 2008

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, March 7, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, March 9, at midnight.

As of March 9, 2008, 165 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 155 in 2007. Of the 75 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2008, 52 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight March 2, 2008, eleven motorcyclists, two bicyclists and 16 pedestrians have died on state roads and highways. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

Interstates	2
US routes, SC routes and secondary roads	4
Seat belt used	0
Seat belt not used	5
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	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 March 9, 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 9
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	11	AIKEN	8	AIKEN	10
ALLENDALE	3	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	5	ANDERSON	12	ANDERSON	9	ANDERSON	9
BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	0
BARNWELL	2	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	1
BEAUFORT	3	BEAUFORT	2	BEAUFORT	2	BEAUFORT	2
BERKELEY	8	BERKELEY	4	BERKELEY	5	BERKELEY	6
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	1	CALHOUN	5	CALHOUN	1
CHARLESTON	11	CHARLESTON	9	CHARLESTON	7	CHARLESTON	7
CHEROKEE	1	CHEROKEE	1	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	3
CHESTER	1	CHESTER	2	CHESTER	1	CHESTER	1
CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	2	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	4
CLARENDON	2	CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	4	CLARENDON	3
COLLETON	3	COLLETON	1	COLLETON	3	COLLETON	6
DARLINGTON	2	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	3	DARLINGTON	4
DILLON	1	DILLON	2	DILLON	0	DILLON	2
DORCHESTER	3	DORCHESTER	5	DORCHESTER	3	DORCHESTER	5
EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	1
FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	2	FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	4
FLORENCE	6	FLORENCE	3	FLORENCE	5	FLORENCE	9
GEORGETOWN	2	GEORGETOWN	3	GEORGETOWN	1	GEORGETOWN	2
GREENVILLE	9	GREENVILLE	8	GREENVILLE	10	GREENVILLE	14
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	2	GREENWOOD	0	GREENWOOD	2
HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	4	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	3	HORRY	12	HORRY	4	HORRY	6
JASPER	1	JASPER	2	JASPER	7	JASPER	5
KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	4	KERSHAW	1	KERSHAW	0
LANCASTER	3	LANCASTER	2	LANCASTER	2	LANCASTER	5
LAURENS	2	LAURENS	2	LAURENS	0	LAURENS	4
LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	4
LEXINGTON	20	LEXINGTON	9	LEXINGTON	6	LEXINGTON	7
MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	2
MARION	6	MARION	2	MARION	2	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	7	ORANGEBURG	4	ORANGEBURG	6	ORANGEBURG	8
PICKENS	5	PICKENS	4	PICKENS	5	PICKENS	6
RICHLAND	11	RICHLAND	7	RICHLAND	13	RICHLAND	9
SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	1
SPARTANBURG	6	SPARTANBURG	6	SPARTANBURG	9	SPARTANBURG	8
SUMTER	3	SUMTER	4	SUMTER	3	SUMTER	2
UNION	1	UNION	0	UNION	1	UNION	2
WILLIAMSBURG	5	WILLIAMSBURG	4	WILLIAMSBURG	4	WILLIAMSBURG	2
YORK	9	YORK	4	YORK	2	YORK	5
TOTAL	165	TOTAL	155	TOTAL	147	TOTAL	182

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 155 of the 165 traffic fatalities in 2008.
*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary