South Carolina Department of Public Safety_______

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 13, 2008

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED ON

S.C. HIGHWAYS, OCTOBER 10-12, 2008

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, October 10, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, October 12, at midnight.

                                         

As of October 12, 714 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 845 highway deaths last year at this time. Of the 522 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2008, 343 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight October 12, 94 motorcyclists, 73 pedestrians and 12 bicyclists have died in collisions on South Carolina roads and highways.

 

Interstates

   1

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

   7

Seat belt used

   1

Seat belt not used

   6

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 October 12, 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 OCTOBER 12

 

 

2008*

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

0

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

ABBEVILLE

7

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

 

AIKEN

27

 

AIKEN

33

 

AIKEN

22

 

AIKEN

19

 

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

20

 

ANDERSON

40

 

ANDERSON

37

 

ANDERSON

28

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

4

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

 

BARNWELL

8

 

BARNWELL

7

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

8

 

 

BEAUFORT

13

 

BEAUFORT

15

 

BEAUFORT

17

 

BEAUFORT

14

 

 

BERKELEY

33

 

BERKELEY

19

 

BERKELEY

37

 

BERKELEY

44

 

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

7

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

9

 

 

CHARLESTON

45

 

CHARLESTON

50

 

CHARLESTON

50

 

CHARLESTON

34

 

 

CHEROKEE

11

 

CHEROKEE

10

 

CHEROKEE

7

 

CHEROKEE

21

 

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

12

 

CHESTER

5

 

CHESTER

11

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

15

 

CHESTERFIELD

5

 

CHESTERFIELD

12

 

CHESTERFIELD

14

 

 

CLARENDON

8

 

CLARENDON

8

 

CLARENDON

20

 

CLARENDON

14

 

 

COLLETON

15

 

COLLETON

14

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

20

 

 

DARLINGTON

18

 

DARLINGTON

15

 

DARLINGTON

22

 

DARLINGTON

12

 

 

DILLON

7

 

DILLON

8

 

DILLON

8

 

DILLON

12

 

 

DORCHESTER

19

 

DORCHESTER

19

 

DORCHESTER

16

 

DORCHESTER

21

 

 

EDGEFIELD

5

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

 

FAIRFIELD

7

 

FAIRFIELD

17

 

FAIRFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

11

 

 

FLORENCE

37

 

FLORENCE

20

 

FLORENCE

33

 

FLORENCE

28

 

 

GEORGETOWN

9

 

GEORGETOWN

19

 

GEORGETOWN

12

 

GEORGETOWN

17

 

 

GREENVILLE

51

 

GREENVILLE

69

 

GREENVILLE

59

 

GREENVILLE

69

 

 

GREENWOOD

5

 

GREENWOOD

7

 

GREENWOOD

5

 

GREENWOOD

12

 

 

HAMPTON

3

 

HAMPTON

11

 

HAMPTON

10

 

HAMPTON

4

 

 

HORRY

34

 

HORRY

76

 

HORRY

50

 

HORRY

52

 

 

JASPER

12

 

JASPER

11

 

JASPER

21

 

JASPER

26

 

 

KERSHAW

11

 

KERSHAW

20

 

KERSHAW

10

 

KERSHAW

14

 

 

LANCASTER

13

 

LANCASTER

13

 

LANCASTER

10

 

LANCASTER

17

 

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

14

 

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

10

 

 

LEXINGTON

47

 

LEXINGTON

36

 

LEXINGTON

34

 

LEXINGTON

29

 

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MCCORMICK

2

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

 

MARION

13

 

MARION

11

 

MARION

9

 

MARION

8

 

 

MARLBORO

6

 

MARLBORO

10

 

MARLBORO

12

 

MARLBORO

4

 

 

NEWBERRY

5

 

NEWBERRY

13

 

NEWBERRY

2

 

NEWBERRY

15

 

 

OCONEE

12

 

OCONEE

16

 

OCONEE

10

 

OCONEE

11

 

 

ORANGEBURG

23

 

ORANGEBURG

36

 

ORANGEBURG

46

 

ORANGEBURG

39

 

 

PICKENS

12

 

PICKENS

22

 

PICKENS

19

 

PICKENS

19

 

 

RICHLAND

34

 

RICHLAND

41

 

RICHLAND

42

 

RICHLAND

45

 

 

SALUDA

6

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

6

 

SALUDA

6

 

 

SPARTANBURG

34

 

SPARTANBURG

48

 

SPARTANBURG

42

 

SPARTANBURG

41

 

 

SUMTER

20

 

SUMTER

17

 

SUMTER

23

 

SUMTER

21

 

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

2

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

8

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

WILLIAMSBURG

11

 

WILLIAMSBURG

16

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

 

YORK

26

 

YORK

21

 

YORK

22

 

YORK

26

 

 

TOTAL

714

 

TOTAL

845

 

TOTAL

817

 

TOTAL

850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 603 of the 714 traffic fatalities in 2008.

 

 

 

 

*2008 Figures are preliminary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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