FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TEN KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, APRIL 18-20, 2008

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 10 people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, April 18, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, April 20, at midnight.

As of April 20, 2008, 279 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 287 in 2007. Of the 218 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2008, 151 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight April 20, 2008, 26 motorcyclists, two bicyclists and 28 pedestrians have died on state roads and highways. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

Interstates	3
US routes, SC routes and secondary roads	7
Seat belt used	0
Seat belt not used	6
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	4 (motorcyclists)

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 20, 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 20
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	15	AIKEN	10	AIKEN	12
ALLENDALE	4	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	7	ANDERSON	16	ANDERSON	16	ANDERSON	13
BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	0
BARNWELL	3	BARNWELL	3	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	2
BEAUFORT	5	BEAUFORT	3	BEAUFORT	7	BEAUFORT	5
BERKELEY	16	BERKELEY	6	BERKELEY	10	BERKELEY	13
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	1	CALHOUN	5	CALHOUN	3
CHARLESTON	18	CHARLESTON	17	CHARLESTON	16	CHARLESTON	15
CHEROKEE	3	CHEROKEE	4	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	6
CHESTER	4	CHESTER	6	CHESTER	2	CHESTER	2
CHESTERFIELD	5	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	7
CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	6	CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	4
COLLETON	4	COLLETON	9	COLLETON	4	COLLETON	9
DARLINGTON	6	DARLINGTON	1	DARLINGTON	8	DARLINGTON	4
DILLON	2	DILLON	2	DILLON	1	DILLON	2
DORCHESTER	8	DORCHESTER	8	DORCHESTER	6	DORCHESTER	8
EDGEFIELD	2	EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	1
FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	6	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	6
FLORENCE	14	FLORENCE	5	FLORENCE	13	FLORENCE	12
GEORGETOWN	4	GEORGETOWN	3	GEORGETOWN	4	GEORGETOWN	11
GREENVILLE	17	GREENVILLE	25	GREENVILLE	19	GREENVILLE	26
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	4	GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	3
HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	4	HAMPTON	5	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	9	HORRY	21	HORRY	12	HORRY	10
JASPER	4	JASPER	5	JASPER	9	JASPER	8
KERSHAW	3	KERSHAW	6	KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	4
LANCASTER	5	LANCASTER	6	LANCASTER	3	LANCASTER	7
LAURENS	5	LAURENS	5	LAURENS	1	LAURENS	8
LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	1	LEE	5
LEXINGTON	28	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	3	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	10
OCONEE	4	OCONEE	2	OCONEE	3	OCONEE	3
ORANGEBURG	11	ORANGEBURG	10	ORANGEBURG	12	ORANGEBURG	14
PICKENS	6	PICKENS	8	PICKENS	6	PICKENS	8
RICHLAND	15	RICHLAND	14	RICHLAND	21	RICHLAND	14
SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0	SALUDA	2	SALUDA	1
SPARTANBURG	9	SPARTANBURG	11	SPARTANBURG	13	SPARTANBURG	14
SUMTER	7	SUMTER	7	SUMTER	4	SUMTER	6
UNION	2	UNION	0	UNION	2	UNION	3
WILLIAMSBURG	5	WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	8	WILLIAMSBURG	3
YORK	10	YORK	7	YORK	6	YORK	8
TOTAL	279	TOTAL	287	TOTAL	265	TOTAL	310

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 246 of the 279 traffic fatalities in 2008.
*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary