FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, APRIL 11-13, 2008

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, April 11, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, April 13, at midnight.

As of April 13, 2008, 255 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 259 in 2007. Of the 204 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2008, 140 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight April 13, 2008, 18 motorcyclists, two bicyclists and 26 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	2
Seat belt not used	4
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 April 13, 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 13
2008*		2007*		2006		2005
COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	2	ABBEVILLE	1	ABBEVILLE	1
AIKEN	9	AIKEN	13	AIKEN	10	AIKEN	12
ALLENDALE	4	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	7	ANDERSON	16	ANDERSON	15	ANDERSON	12
BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	0
BARNWELL	2	BARNWELL	1	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	2
BEAUFORT	4	BEAUFORT	3	BEAUFORT	4	BEAUFORT	5
BERKELEY	15	BERKELEY	5	BERKELEY	9	BERKELEY	12
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	1	CALHOUN	5	CALHOUN	3
CHARLESTON	18	CHARLESTON	16	CHARLESTON	13	CHARLESTON	15
CHEROKEE	1	CHEROKEE	4	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	6
CHESTER	3	CHESTER	6	CHESTER	2	CHESTER	2
CHESTERFIELD	5	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	6
CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	6	CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	4
COLLETON	4	COLLETON	8	COLLETON	4	COLLETON	8
DARLINGTON	6	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	7	DARLINGTON	4
DILLON	2	DILLON	2	DILLON	1	DILLON	2
DORCHESTER	6	DORCHESTER	8	DORCHESTER	6	DORCHESTER	8
EDGEFIELD	2	EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	1
FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	5	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	6
FLORENCE	10	FLORENCE	5	FLORENCE	13	FLORENCE	11
GEORGETOWN	4	GEORGETOWN	3	GEORGETOWN	3	GEORGETOWN	7
GREENVILLE	14	GREENVILLE	19	GREENVILLE	18	GREENVILLE	25
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	4	GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	3
HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	4	HAMPTON	5	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	9	HORRY	17	HORRY	12	HORRY	10
JASPER	4	JASPER	3	JASPER	9	JASPER	8
KERSHAW	3	KERSHAW	6	KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	1
LANCASTER	3	LANCASTER	4	LANCASTER	3	LANCASTER	7
LAURENS	5	LAURENS	5	LAURENS	1	LAURENS	8
LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	5
LEXINGTON	25	LEXINGTON	15	LEXINGTON	9	LEXINGTON	12
MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	2
MARION	7	MARION	4	MARION	3	MARION	2
MARLBORO	3	MARLBORO	4	MARLBORO	3	MARLBORO	2
NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	2	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	9
OCONEE	2	OCONEE	2	OCONEE	3	OCONEE	3
ORANGEBURG	11	ORANGEBURG	10	ORANGEBURG	12	ORANGEBURG	13
PICKENS	6	PICKENS	8	PICKENS	6	PICKENS	8
RICHLAND	14	RICHLAND	13	RICHLAND	20	RICHLAND	14
SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	1
SPARTANBURG	9	SPARTANBURG	8	SPARTANBURG	11	SPARTANBURG	13
SUMTER	6	SUMTER	7	SUMTER	3	SUMTER	6
UNION	2	UNION	0	UNION	1	UNION	2
WILLIAMSBURG	5	WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	7	WILLIAMSBURG	3
YORK	10	YORK	7	YORK	6	YORK	8
TOTAL	255	TOTAL	259	TOTAL	247	TOTAL	293

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 225 of the 255 traffic fatalities in 2008.
*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary