FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, MAY 2-4, 2008

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of nine people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, May 2, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, May 4, at midnight.

As of May 4, 2008, 311 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 333 in 2007. Of the 236 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2008, 167 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight May 4, 2008, 32 motorcyclists, four bicyclists and 31 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	0
Seat belt not used	2
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	3 ( 2 motorcyclists, 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 May 4, 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 MAY 4
2008*		2007*		2006		2005
COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	2	ABBEVILLE	2	ABBEVILLE	1
AIKEN	10	AIKEN	16	AIKEN	11	AIKEN	12
ALLENDALE	4	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	7	ANDERSON	19	ANDERSON	17	ANDERSON	14
BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	0
BARNWELL	4	BARNWELL	3	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	3
BEAUFORT	5	BEAUFORT	4	BEAUFORT	9	BEAUFORT	5
BERKELEY	21	BERKELEY	11	BERKELEY	10	BERKELEY	20
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	3	CALHOUN	6	CALHOUN	4
CHARLESTON	19	CHARLESTON	19	CHARLESTON	17	CHARLESTON	18
CHEROKEE	3	CHEROKEE	5	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	10
CHESTER	5	CHESTER	6	CHESTER	2	CHESTER	2
CHESTERFIELD	7	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	7
CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	7	CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	5
COLLETON	6	COLLETON	9	COLLETON	4	COLLETON	12
DARLINGTON	7	DARLINGTON	3	DARLINGTON	8	DARLINGTON	4
DILLON	2	DILLON	2	DILLON	1	DILLON	3
DORCHESTER	9	DORCHESTER	9	DORCHESTER	7	DORCHESTER	10
EDGEFIELD	2	EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	4	EDGEFIELD	1
FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	7	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	6
FLORENCE	14	FLORENCE	6	FLORENCE	14	FLORENCE	12
GEORGETOWN	4	GEORGETOWN	6	GEORGETOWN	5	GEORGETOWN	11
GREENVILLE	19	GREENVILLE	31	GREENVILLE	25	GREENVILLE	28
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	4	GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	3
HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	6	HAMPTON	5	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	10	HORRY	23	HORRY	13	HORRY	12
JASPER	4	JASPER	6	JASPER	10	JASPER	15
KERSHAW	3	KERSHAW	7	KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	5
LANCASTER	5	LANCASTER	6	LANCASTER	3	LANCASTER	7
LAURENS	6	LAURENS	5	LAURENS	2	LAURENS	8
LEE	4	LEE	1	LEE	2	LEE	5
LEXINGTON	29	LEXINGTON	15	LEXINGTON	12	LEXINGTON	14
MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	2
MARION	7	MARION	4	MARION	3	MARION	3
MARLBORO	4	MARLBORO	5	MARLBORO	3	MARLBORO	3
NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	10
OCONEE	4	OCONEE	2	OCONEE	3	OCONEE	3
ORANGEBURG	12	ORANGEBURG	14	ORANGEBURG	16	ORANGEBURG	15
PICKENS	6	PICKENS	9	PICKENS	7	PICKENS	8
RICHLAND	16	RICHLAND	14	RICHLAND	22	RICHLAND	17
SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0	SALUDA	3	SALUDA	1
SPARTANBURG	14	SPARTANBURG	13	SPARTANBURG	15	SPARTANBURG	14
SUMTER	7	SUMTER	7	SUMTER	5	SUMTER	9
UNION	2	UNION	0	UNION	2	UNION	3
WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	11	WILLIAMSBURG	5
YORK	10	YORK	8	YORK	7	YORK	10
TOTAL	311	TOTAL	333	TOTAL	304	TOTAL	361

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 277 of the 311 traffic fatalities in 2008.
*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary