FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 10, 2008

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVRE KILLED ON

S.C. HIGHWAYS, NOVEMBER 7-9, 2008

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, November 7, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, November 9, at midnight.

                                         

As of November 9, 775 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 924 highway deaths last year at this time. Of the 571 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2008, 373 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight November 9, 99 motorcyclists, 78 pedestrians and 12 bicyclists have died in collisions on South Carolina roads and highways.

 

Interstates

   0

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

   5

Seat belt used

   0

Seat belt not used

   4

Seat belt usage not applicable

   1 (motorcyclist)

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 November 9, 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 NOVEMBER 9

 

 

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

28

 

AIKEN

37

 

AIKEN

24

 

AIKEN

19

 

 

ALLENDALE

6

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

22

 

ANDERSON

42

 

ANDERSON

40

 

ANDERSON

38

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

4

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

9

 

 

BEAUFORT

17

 

BEAUFORT

17

 

BEAUFORT

18

 

BEAUFORT

16

 

 

BERKELEY

36

 

BERKELEY

23

 

BERKELEY

42

 

BERKELEY

45

 

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

7

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

13

 

 

CHARLESTON

46

 

CHARLESTON

55

 

CHARLESTON

53

 

CHARLESTON

40

 

 

CHEROKEE

16

 

CHEROKEE

11

 

CHEROKEE

8

 

CHEROKEE

22

 

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

12

 

CHESTER

5

 

CHESTER

14

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

14

 

CHESTERFIELD

6

 

CHESTERFIELD

14

 

CHESTERFIELD

14

 

 

CLARENDON

10

 

CLARENDON

11

 

CLARENDON

25

 

CLARENDON

16

 

 

COLLETON

15

 

COLLETON

16

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

22

 

 

DARLINGTON

20

 

DARLINGTON

17

 

DARLINGTON

24

 

DARLINGTON

14

 

 

DILLON

7

 

DILLON

9

 

DILLON

9

 

DILLON

13

 

 

DORCHESTER

22

 

DORCHESTER

19

 

DORCHESTER

18

 

DORCHESTER

24

 

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

7

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

 

FAIRFIELD

8

 

FAIRFIELD

19

 

FAIRFIELD

3

 

FAIRFIELD

14

 

 

FLORENCE

39

 

FLORENCE

23

 

FLORENCE

33

 

FLORENCE

32

 

 

GEORGETOWN

10

 

GEORGETOWN

21

 

GEORGETOWN

13

 

GEORGETOWN

17

 

 

GREENVILLE

56

 

GREENVILLE

77

 

GREENVILLE

67

 

GREENVILLE

77

 

 

GREENWOOD

6

 

GREENWOOD

10

 

GREENWOOD

5

 

GREENWOOD

13

 

 

HAMPTON

3

 

HAMPTON

12

 

HAMPTON

10

 

HAMPTON

4

 

 

HORRY

35

 

HORRY

78

 

HORRY

59

 

HORRY

60

 

 

JASPER

13

 

JASPER

15

 

JASPER

23

 

JASPER

28

 

 

KERSHAW

11

 

KERSHAW

21

 

KERSHAW

10

 

KERSHAW

15

 

 

LANCASTER

17

 

LANCASTER

16

 

LANCASTER

10

 

LANCASTER

17

 

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

15

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

16

 

 

LEE

6

 

LEE

7

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

11

 

 

LEXINGTON

51

 

LEXINGTON

38

 

LEXINGTON

41

 

LEXINGTON

33

 

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

 

MARION

13

 

MARION

11

 

MARION

9

 

MARION

12

 

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

10

 

MARLBORO

14

 

MARLBORO

5

 

 

NEWBERRY

5

 

NEWBERRY

13

 

NEWBERRY

4

 

NEWBERRY

16

 

 

OCONEE

12

 

OCONEE

19

 

OCONEE

10

 

OCONEE

11

 

 

ORANGEBURG

26

 

ORANGEBURG

36

 

ORANGEBURG

49

 

ORANGEBURG

44

 

 

PICKENS

13

 

PICKENS

22

 

PICKENS

21

 

PICKENS

22

 

 

RICHLAND

36

 

RICHLAND

44

 

RICHLAND

48

 

RICHLAND

50

 

 

SALUDA

6

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

6

 

SALUDA

7

 

 

SPARTANBURG

36

 

SPARTANBURG

51

 

SPARTANBURG

46

 

SPARTANBURG

45

 

 

SUMTER

22

 

SUMTER

19

 

SUMTER

25

 

SUMTER

22

 

 

UNION

5

 

UNION

2

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

9

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

7

 

WILLIAMSBURG

11

 

WILLIAMSBURG

16

 

WILLIAMSBURG

9

 

 

YORK

29

 

YORK

25

 

YORK

23

 

YORK

31

 

 

TOTAL

775

 

TOTAL

924

 

TOTAL

895

 

TOTAL

956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 652 of the 775 traffic fatalities in 2008.

 

 

 

 

*2008 Figures are preliminary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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