South Carolina Department of Public Safety_______

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 29, 2008

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED ON

S.C. HIGHWAYS, SEPTEMBER 26-28, 2008

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, September 26, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, September 28, at midnight.

                                         

As of September 28, 678 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 805 highway deaths last year at this time. Of the 495 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2008, 334 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight September 28, 90 motorcyclists, 68 pedestrians and 12 bicyclists have died in collisions on South Carolina roads and highways.

 

Interstates

   1

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

   4

Seat belt used

   0

Seat belt not used

   4

Seat belt usage not applicable

   1 (pedestrian)

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  September 28, 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 SEPTEMBER 28

 

 

2008*

 

2007*

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

0

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

ABBEVILLE

7

 

ABBEVILLE

3

 

 

AIKEN

24

 

AIKEN

31

 

AIKEN

22

 

AIKEN

19

 

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

20

 

ANDERSON

39

 

ANDERSON

36

 

ANDERSON

27

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

4

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

 

BARNWELL

8

 

BARNWELL

7

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

8

 

 

BEAUFORT

13

 

BEAUFORT

13

 

BEAUFORT

15

 

BEAUFORT

13

 

 

BERKELEY

31

 

BERKELEY

18

 

BERKELEY

30

 

BERKELEY

44

 

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

7

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

9

 

 

CHARLESTON

43

 

CHARLESTON

48

 

CHARLESTON

47

 

CHARLESTON

34

 

 

CHEROKEE

11

 

CHEROKEE

10

 

CHEROKEE

6

 

CHEROKEE

18

 

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

12

 

CHESTER

3

 

CHESTER

9

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

12

 

CHESTERFIELD

5

 

CHESTERFIELD

11

 

CHESTERFIELD

13

 

 

CLARENDON

7

 

CLARENDON

8

 

CLARENDON

19

 

CLARENDON

13

 

 

COLLETON

15

 

COLLETON

14

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

19

 

 

DARLINGTON

18

 

DARLINGTON

15

 

DARLINGTON

17

 

DARLINGTON

12

 

 

DILLON

7

 

DILLON

7

 

DILLON

8

 

DILLON

12

 

 

DORCHESTER

18

 

DORCHESTER

18

 

DORCHESTER

15

 

DORCHESTER

21

 

 

EDGEFIELD

5

 

EDGEFIELD

5

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

 

FAIRFIELD

7

 

FAIRFIELD

16

 

FAIRFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

11

 

 

FLORENCE

35

 

FLORENCE

18

 

FLORENCE

32

 

FLORENCE

27

 

 

GEORGETOWN

9

 

GEORGETOWN

19

 

GEORGETOWN

11

 

GEORGETOWN

17

 

 

GREENVILLE

47

 

GREENVILLE

67

 

GREENVILLE

57

 

GREENVILLE

67

 

 

GREENWOOD

5

 

GREENWOOD

6

 

GREENWOOD

5

 

GREENWOOD

10

 

 

HAMPTON

3

 

HAMPTON

9

 

HAMPTON

10

 

HAMPTON

4

 

 

HORRY

33

 

HORRY

70

 

HORRY

46

 

HORRY

49

 

 

JASPER

12

 

JASPER

11

 

JASPER

17

 

JASPER

26

 

 

KERSHAW

11

 

KERSHAW

20

 

KERSHAW

9

 

KERSHAW

13

 

 

LANCASTER

12

 

LANCASTER

12

 

LANCASTER

10

 

LANCASTER

14

 

 

LAURENS

13

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

14

 

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

10

 

 

LEXINGTON

45

 

LEXINGTON

35

 

LEXINGTON

33

 

LEXINGTON

29

 

 

MCCORMICK

0

 

MCCORMICK

2

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

 

MARION

13

 

MARION

10

 

MARION

9

 

MARION

8

 

 

MARLBORO

6

 

MARLBORO

10

 

MARLBORO

12

 

MARLBORO

4

 

 

NEWBERRY

5

 

NEWBERRY

13

 

NEWBERRY

1

 

NEWBERRY

15

 

 

OCONEE

11

 

OCONEE

15

 

OCONEE

8

 

OCONEE

11

 

 

ORANGEBURG

20

 

ORANGEBURG

33

 

ORANGEBURG

44

 

ORANGEBURG

38

 

 

PICKENS

12

 

PICKENS

22

 

PICKENS

17

 

PICKENS

19

 

 

RICHLAND

34

 

RICHLAND

39

 

RICHLAND

39

 

RICHLAND

45

 

 

SALUDA

6

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

6

 

SALUDA

6

 

 

SPARTANBURG

28

 

SPARTANBURG

46

 

SPARTANBURG

40

 

SPARTANBURG

40

 

 

SUMTER

19

 

SUMTER

15

 

SUMTER

23

 

SUMTER

19

 

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

2

 

UNION

3

 

UNION

8

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

WILLIAMSBURG

9

 

WILLIAMSBURG

16

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

 

YORK

25

 

YORK

21

 

YORK

20

 

YORK

24

 

 

TOTAL

678

 

TOTAL

805

 

TOTAL

764

 

TOTAL

821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 575 of the 678 traffic fatalities in 2008.

 

 

 

 

*2008 and 2007 Figures are preliminary

 

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