FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, APRIL 4-6, 2008

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, April 4, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, April 6, at midnight.

As of April 6, 2008, 238 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 245 in 2007. Of the 191 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2008, 45 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight April 6, 2008, 16 motorcyclists, two bicyclists and 25 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	5
Seat belt used	3
Seat belt not used	1
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	1 (motorcyclist)

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 April 6, 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 APRIL 6
2008*		2007*		2006		2005
COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	1	ABBEVILLE	1	ABBEVILLE	1
AIKEN	9	AIKEN	13	AIKEN	10	AIKEN	12
ALLENDALE	3	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	6	ANDERSON	14	ANDERSON	12	ANDERSON	12
BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	0
BARNWELL	2	BARNWELL	1	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	2
BEAUFORT	4	BEAUFORT	2	BEAUFORT	4	BEAUFORT	5
BERKELEY	15	BERKELEY	4	BERKELEY	8	BERKELEY	10
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	1	CALHOUN	5	CALHOUN	2
CHARLESTON	17	CHARLESTON	13	CHARLESTON	10	CHARLESTON	15
CHEROKEE	1	CHEROKEE	3	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	6
CHESTER	3	CHESTER	6	CHESTER	2	CHESTER	2
CHESTERFIELD	5	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	6
CLARENDON	3	CLARENDON	6	CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	3
COLLETON	4	COLLETON	7	COLLETON	3	COLLETON	8
DARLINGTON	5	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	6	DARLINGTON	4
DILLON	2	DILLON	2	DILLON	0	DILLON	2
DORCHESTER	5	DORCHESTER	8	DORCHESTER	6	DORCHESTER	8
EDGEFIELD	2	EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	1
FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	5	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	5
FLORENCE	8	FLORENCE	5	FLORENCE	10	FLORENCE	10
GEORGETOWN	4	GEORGETOWN	3	GEORGETOWN	3	GEORGETOWN	5
GREENVILLE	14	GREENVILLE	19	GREENVILLE	18	GREENVILLE	24
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	4	GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	3
HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	4	HAMPTON	3	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	8	HORRY	17	HORRY	10	HORRY	10
JASPER	4	JASPER	3	JASPER	9	JASPER	8
KERSHAW	3	KERSHAW	5	KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	1
LANCASTER	3	LANCASTER	4	LANCASTER	3	LANCASTER	6
LAURENS	4	LAURENS	5	LAURENS	1	LAURENS	6
LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	5
LEXINGTON	24	LEXINGTON	15	LEXINGTON	9	LEXINGTON	11
MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	2
MARION	7	MARION	4	MARION	3	MARION	2
MARLBORO	2	MARLBORO	4	MARLBORO	3	MARLBORO	2
NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	2	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	6
OCONEE	2	OCONEE	2	OCONEE	3	OCONEE	3
ORANGEBURG	11	ORANGEBURG	9	ORANGEBURG	10	ORANGEBURG	13
PICKENS	5	PICKENS	7	PICKENS	6	PICKENS	8
RICHLAND	13	RICHLAND	13	RICHLAND	18	RICHLAND	14
SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	1
SPARTANBURG	9	SPARTANBURG	8	SPARTANBURG	10	SPARTANBURG	11
SUMTER	5	SUMTER	7	SUMTER	3	SUMTER	4
UNION	1	UNION	0	UNION	1	UNION	2
WILLIAMSBURG	5	WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	3
YORK	10	YORK	7	YORK	4	YORK	6
TOTAL	238	TOTAL	245	TOTAL	222	TOTAL	271

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 209 of the 238 traffic fatalities in 2008.
*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary