FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 21, 2008

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOURTEEN KILLED ON

S.C. HIGHWAYS, JULY 18-20, 2008

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of fourteen (14) people killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, July 18, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 20, at midnight.

                                         

As of July 20, 526 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 593 last year at this time. Of the 392 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2008, 256 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight July 20, 69 motorcyclists, 48 pedestrians and eight bicyclists have died in collisions on South Carolina roads and highways.

 

Interstates

   2

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

   12

Seat belt used

   1

Seat belt not used

   9

Seat belt usage not applicable

   4 (2 motorcyclists, 2 pedestrians)

Seat belt usage unknown

   0

 

Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol and in the media as of July 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.

 

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, Office of Highway Safety, State Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services and Office of Justice Programs. Our mission is to ensure public safety by protecting and serving the people of South Carolina and its visitors.

 

 

SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES

 

 

 

 

 JANUARY 1 THROUGH JULY 20

 

 

2008*

 

2007*

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

0

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

ABBEVILLE

6

 

ABBEVILLE

1

 

 

AIKEN

19

 

AIKEN

24

 

AIKEN

14

 

AIKEN

15

 

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

14

 

ANDERSON

31

 

ANDERSON

31

 

ANDERSON

20

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

4

 

 

BARNWELL

8

 

BARNWELL

6

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

6

 

 

BEAUFORT

11

 

BEAUFORT

9

 

BEAUFORT

11

 

BEAUFORT

11

 

 

BERKELEY

26

 

BERKELEY

16

 

BERKELEY

21

 

BERKELEY

35

 

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

5

 

CALHOUN

9

 

CALHOUN

8

 

 

CHARLESTON

33

 

CHARLESTON

36

 

CHARLESTON

30

 

CHARLESTON

27

 

 

CHEROKEE

9

 

CHEROKEE

7

 

CHEROKEE

2

 

CHEROKEE

13

 

 

CHESTER

9

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

3

 

CHESTER

7

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

10

 

CHESTERFIELD

3

 

CHESTERFIELD

4

 

CHESTERFIELD

11

 

 

CLARENDON

6

 

CLARENDON

8

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

10

 

 

COLLETON

10

 

COLLETON

12

 

COLLETON

8

 

COLLETON

17

 

 

DARLINGTON

9

 

DARLINGTON

10

 

DARLINGTON

14

 

DARLINGTON

11

 

 

DILLON

5

 

DILLON

4

 

DILLON

6

 

DILLON

4

 

 

DORCHESTER

14

 

DORCHESTER

14

 

DORCHESTER

13

 

DORCHESTER

14

 

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

EDGEFIELD

2

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

EDGEFIELD

1

 

 

FAIRFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

12

 

FAIRFIELD

1

 

FAIRFIELD

8

 

 

FLORENCE

28

 

FLORENCE

11

 

FLORENCE

22

 

FLORENCE

18

 

 

GEORGETOWN

8

 

GEORGETOWN

15

 

GEORGETOWN

8

 

GEORGETOWN

15

 

 

GREENVILLE

31

 

GREENVILLE

51

 

GREENVILLE

47

 

GREENVILLE

43

 

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

GREENWOOD

2

 

GREENWOOD

8

 

 

HAMPTON

1

 

HAMPTON

6

 

HAMPTON

8

 

HAMPTON

4

 

 

HORRY

24

 

HORRY

48

 

HORRY

36

 

HORRY

34

 

 

JASPER

7

 

JASPER

7

 

JASPER

15

 

JASPER

21

 

 

KERSHAW

8

 

KERSHAW

16

 

KERSHAW

7

 

KERSHAW

8

 

 

LANCASTER

9

 

LANCASTER

12

 

LANCASTER

5

 

LANCASTER

13

 

 

LAURENS

10

 

LAURENS

11

 

LAURENS

7

 

LAURENS

13

 

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

1

 

LEE

4

 

LEE

5

 

 

LEXINGTON

39

 

LEXINGTON

26

 

LEXINGTON

18

 

LEXINGTON

24

 

 

MCCORMICK

0

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MCCORMICK

2

 

MCCORMICK

2

 

 

MARION

13

 

MARION

8

 

MARION

5

 

MARION

5

 

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

8

 

MARLBORO

7

 

MARLBORO

4

 

 

NEWBERRY

4

 

NEWBERRY

7

 

NEWBERRY

1

 

NEWBERRY

11

 

 

OCONEE

10

 

OCONEE

11

 

OCONEE

7

 

OCONEE

6

 

 

ORANGEBURG

19

 

ORANGEBURG

20

 

ORANGEBURG

32

 

ORANGEBURG

27

 

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

16

 

PICKENS

11

 

PICKENS

14

 

 

RICHLAND

28

 

RICHLAND

30

 

RICHLAND

25

 

RICHLAND

30

 

 

SALUDA

4

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

6

 

SALUDA

4

 

 

SPARTANBURG

23

 

SPARTANBURG

35

 

SPARTANBURG

32

 

SPARTANBURG

26

 

 

SUMTER

13

 

SUMTER

11

 

SUMTER

10

 

SUMTER

14

 

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

1

 

UNION

3

 

UNION

5

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

WILLIAMSBURG

7

 

WILLIAMSBURG

15

 

WILLIAMSBURG

5

 

 

YORK

19

 

YORK

17

 

YORK

12

 

YORK

20

 

 

TOTAL

526

 

TOTAL

593

 

TOTAL

542

 

TOTAL

603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 448 of the 526 traffic fatalities in 2008.

 

 

 

 

*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary