South Carolina Department of Public Safety_______

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 17, 2008

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON

S.C. HIGHWAYS, NOVEMBER 14-16, 2008

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of nine people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, November 14, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, November 16, at midnight.

                                         

As of November 16, 788 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 941 highway deaths last year at this time. Of the 581 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2008, 382 were not wearing seat belts. Through midnight November 16, 100 motorcyclists, 80 pedestrians and 12 bicyclists have died in collisions on South Carolina roads and highways.

 

Interstates

   0

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

   9

Seat belt used

   1

Seat belt not used

   5

Seat belt usage not applicable

   3 (2 pedestrians, 1 bicyclist)

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 16, 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 16

 

 

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

38

 

AIKEN

25

 

AIKEN

19

 

 

ALLENDALE

6

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

22

 

ANDERSON

42

 

ANDERSON

41

 

ANDERSON

39

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

4

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

9

 

 

BEAUFORT

17

 

BEAUFORT

17

 

BEAUFORT

18

 

BEAUFORT

17

 

 

BERKELEY

36

 

BERKELEY

24

 

BERKELEY

43

 

BERKELEY

46

 

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

7

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

13

 

 

CHARLESTON

46

 

CHARLESTON

57

 

CHARLESTON

54

 

CHARLESTON

40

 

 

CHEROKEE

16

 

CHEROKEE

11

 

CHEROKEE

8

 

CHEROKEE

22

 

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

12

 

CHESTER

5

 

CHESTER

15

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

14

 

CHESTERFIELD

6

 

CHESTERFIELD

16

 

CHESTERFIELD

15

 

 

CLARENDON

10

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

27

 

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

20

 

DORCHESTER

19

 

DORCHESTER

25

 

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

7

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

 

FAIRFIELD

11

 

FAIRFIELD

19

 

FAIRFIELD

3

 

FAIRFIELD

15

 

 

FLORENCE

39

 

FLORENCE

23

 

FLORENCE

34

 

FLORENCE

32

 

 

GEORGETOWN

10

 

GEORGETOWN

21

 

GEORGETOWN

13

 

GEORGETOWN

17

 

 

GREENVILLE

57

 

GREENVILLE

79

 

GREENVILLE

68

 

GREENVILLE

77

 

 

GREENWOOD

6

 

GREENWOOD

10

 

GREENWOOD

5

 

GREENWOOD

15

 

 

HAMPTON

3

 

HAMPTON

12

 

HAMPTON

10

 

HAMPTON

4

 

 

HORRY

39

 

HORRY

81

 

HORRY

60

 

HORRY

60

 

 

JASPER

13

 

JASPER

15

 

JASPER

23

 

JASPER

29

 

 

KERSHAW

11

 

KERSHAW

21

 

KERSHAW

11

 

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

44

 

LEXINGTON

33

 

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

MCCORMICK

4

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

 

MARION

13

 

MARION

12

 

MARION

9

 

MARION

12

 

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

10

 

MARLBORO

14

 

MARLBORO

5

 

 

NEWBERRY

5

 

NEWBERRY

13

 

NEWBERRY

4

 

NEWBERRY

16

 

 

OCONEE

13

 

OCONEE

22

 

OCONEE

12

 

OCONEE

11

 

 

ORANGEBURG

26

 

ORANGEBURG

36

 

ORANGEBURG

50

 

ORANGEBURG

44

 

 

PICKENS

13

 

PICKENS

23

 

PICKENS

22

 

PICKENS

22

 

 

RICHLAND

37

 

RICHLAND

44

 

RICHLAND

48

 

RICHLAND

50

 

 

SALUDA

6

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

7

 

SALUDA

7

 

 

SPARTANBURG

38

 

SPARTANBURG

51

 

SPARTANBURG

46

 

SPARTANBURG

46

 

 

SUMTER

23

 

SUMTER

20

 

SUMTER

26

 

SUMTER

24

 

 

UNION

5

 

UNION

2

 

UNION

5

 

UNION

9

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

7

 

WILLIAMSBURG

11

 

WILLIAMSBURG

18

 

WILLIAMSBURG

9

 

 

YORK

29

 

YORK

25

 

YORK

23

 

YORK

31

 

 

TOTAL

788

 

TOTAL

941

 

TOTAL

921

 

TOTAL

971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 664 of the 788 traffic fatalities in 2008.

 

 

 

 

*2008 Figures are preliminary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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