FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TEN KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, MAY 16-18, 2008

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 10 people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, May 16, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, May 18, at midnight.

As of May 18, 2008, 359 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 388 in 2007. Of the 270 motor vehicle occupants who died in 2008, 182 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight May 18, 2008, 40 motorcyclists, five bicyclists and 38 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	10
Seat belt used	1
Seat belt not used	5
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	4 ( 2 bicyclists, 1 pedestrian, I 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 May 18, 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 18
2008*		2007*		2006		2005
COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	4	ABBEVILLE	5	ABBEVILLE	1
AIKEN	11	AIKEN	17	AIKEN	13	AIKEN	12
ALLENDALE	4	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	8	ANDERSON	24	ANDERSON	19	ANDERSON	14
BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	1
BARNWELL	4	BARNWELL	3	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	3
BEAUFORT	5	BEAUFORT	5	BEAUFORT	9	BEAUFORT	5
BERKELEY	24	BERKELEY	12	BERKELEY	10	BERKELEY	25
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	3	CALHOUN	7	CALHOUN	6
CHARLESTON	24	CHARLESTON	22	CHARLESTON	18	CHARLESTON	19
CHEROKEE	5	CHEROKEE	5	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	10
CHESTER	5	CHESTER	6	CHESTER	3	CHESTER	4
CHESTERFIELD	7	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	3	CHESTERFIELD	7
CLARENDON	6	CLARENDON	7	CLARENDON	6	CLARENDON	5
COLLETON	7	COLLETON	9	COLLETON	5	COLLETON	15
DARLINGTON	9	DARLINGTON	4	DARLINGTON	9	DARLINGTON	6
DILLON	5	DILLON	3	DILLON	4	DILLON	3
DORCHESTER	9	DORCHESTER	9	DORCHESTER	10	DORCHESTER	12
EDGEFIELD	2	EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	4	EDGEFIELD	1
FAIRFIELD	2	FAIRFIELD	8	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	6
FLORENCE	17	FLORENCE	7	FLORENCE	15	FLORENCE	16
GEORGETOWN	4	GEORGETOWN	6	GEORGETOWN	6	GEORGETOWN	12
GREENVILLE	21	GREENVILLE	33	GREENVILLE	31	GREENVILLE	31
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	4	GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	3
HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	6	HAMPTON	5	HAMPTON	1
HORRY	15	HORRY	28	HORRY	21	HORRY	16
JASPER	5	JASPER	6	JASPER	11	JASPER	16
KERSHAW	4	KERSHAW	9	KERSHAW	4	KERSHAW	6
LANCASTER	6	LANCASTER	7	LANCASTER	3	LANCASTER	8
LAURENS	6	LAURENS	6	LAURENS	3	LAURENS	8
LEE	4	LEE	1	LEE	2	LEE	5
LEXINGTON	29	LEXINGTON	17	LEXINGTON	12	LEXINGTON	14
MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	2	MCCORMICK	2
MARION	9	MARION	4	MARION	3	MARION	3
MARLBORO	4	MARLBORO	6	MARLBORO	6	MARLBORO	3
NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	6	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	10
OCONEE	7	OCONEE	6	OCONEE	3	OCONEE	4
ORANGEBURG	13	ORANGEBURG	14	ORANGEBURG	20	ORANGEBURG	17
PICKENS	8	PICKENS	13	PICKENS	7	PICKENS	9
RICHLAND	17	RICHLAND	20	RICHLAND	23	RICHLAND	23
SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0	SALUDA	3	SALUDA	1
SPARTANBURG	17	SPARTANBURG	19	SPARTANBURG	19	SPARTANBURG	17
SUMTER	8	SUMTER	7	SUMTER	6	SUMTER	10
UNION	3	UNION	0	UNION	2	UNION	3
WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	11	WILLIAMSBURG	5
YORK	11	YORK	9	YORK	7	YORK	12
TOTAL	359	TOTAL	388	TOTAL	357	TOTAL	410

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 320 of the 359 traffic fatalities in 2008.
*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary