South Carolina Department of Public Safety_______

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 8, 2008

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED ON

S.C. HIGHWAYS, DECEMBER 5-7, 2008

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, December 5, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, December 7, at midnight.

                                         

As of December 7, 843 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 1,008 highway deaths last year at this time. Of the 624 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2008, 396 were not wearing seat belts.

 

Through midnight December 7, 104 motorcyclists, 86 pedestrians and 14 bicyclists have died in collisions on South Carolina roads and highways.

 

The remaining 15 fatalities are the results of collisions involving mopeds, all terrain vehicles or an assortment of non-motorized vehicles.

 

 

Interstates

   0

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

   5

Seat belt used

   1

Seat belt not used

   1

Seat belt usage not applicable

   2 (1 cyclist, 1 pedestrian)

Seat belt usage unknown

   1

 

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.

 

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 December 7, 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.

 

 

SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES

 

 

 

 

 JANUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 7

 

 

2008*

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

1

 

ABBEVILLE

6

 

ABBEVILLE

8

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

 

AIKEN

28

 

AIKEN

39

 

AIKEN

29

 

AIKEN

22

 

 

ALLENDALE

6

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

24

 

ANDERSON

44

 

ANDERSON

42

 

ANDERSON

42

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

4

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

10

 

 

BEAUFORT

18

 

BEAUFORT

17

 

BEAUFORT

19

 

BEAUFORT

20

 

 

BERKELEY

39

 

BERKELEY

25

 

BERKELEY

44

 

BERKELEY

49

 

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

7

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

13

 

 

CHARLESTON

52

 

CHARLESTON

62

 

CHARLESTON

57

 

CHARLESTON

42

 

 

CHEROKEE

16

 

CHEROKEE

13

 

CHEROKEE

8

 

CHEROKEE

23

 

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

16

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

16

 

CHESTERFIELD

6

 

CHESTERFIELD

17

 

CHESTERFIELD

15

 

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

27

 

CLARENDON

16

 

 

COLLETON

18

 

COLLETON

23

 

COLLETON

11

 

COLLETON

23

 

 

DARLINGTON

20

 

DARLINGTON

18

 

DARLINGTON

25

 

DARLINGTON

16

 

 

DILLON

8

 

DILLON

10

 

DILLON

9

 

DILLON

14

 

 

DORCHESTER

22

 

DORCHESTER

21

 

DORCHESTER

19

 

DORCHESTER

25

 

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

7

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

 

FAIRFIELD

11

 

FAIRFIELD

19

 

FAIRFIELD

3

 

FAIRFIELD

16

 

 

FLORENCE

41

 

FLORENCE

25

 

FLORENCE

37

 

FLORENCE

34

 

 

GEORGETOWN

11

 

GEORGETOWN

21

 

GEORGETOWN

14

 

GEORGETOWN

17

 

 

GREENVILLE

62

 

GREENVILLE

84

 

GREENVILLE

74

 

GREENVILLE

82

 

 

GREENWOOD

6

 

GREENWOOD

10

 

GREENWOOD

5

 

GREENWOOD

15

 

 

HAMPTON

3

 

HAMPTON

12

 

HAMPTON

10

 

HAMPTON

4

 

 

HORRY

44

 

HORRY

86

 

HORRY

64

 

HORRY

62

 

 

JASPER

14

 

JASPER

17

 

JASPER

23

 

JASPER

31

 

 

KERSHAW

11

 

KERSHAW

21

 

KERSHAW

12

 

KERSHAW

15

 

 

LANCASTER

18

 

LANCASTER

17

 

LANCASTER

10

 

LANCASTER

19

 

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

15

 

LAURENS

15

 

LAURENS

18

 

 

LEE

6

 

LEE

7

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

11

 

 

LEXINGTON

55

 

LEXINGTON

39

 

LEXINGTON

51

 

LEXINGTON

36

 

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

MCCORMICK

6

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

 

MARION

13

 

MARION

15

 

MARION

10

 

MARION

12

 

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

10

 

MARLBORO

15

 

MARLBORO

5

 

 

NEWBERRY

5

 

NEWBERRY

14

 

NEWBERRY

6

 

NEWBERRY

18

 

 

OCONEE

13

 

OCONEE

23

 

OCONEE

16

 

OCONEE

12

 

 

ORANGEBURG

28

 

ORANGEBURG

46

 

ORANGEBURG

52

 

ORANGEBURG

47

 

 

PICKENS

16

 

PICKENS

24

 

PICKENS

22

 

PICKENS

22

 

 

RICHLAND

38

 

RICHLAND

48

 

RICHLAND

51

 

RICHLAND

56

 

 

SALUDA

7

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

7

 

SALUDA

8

 

 

SPARTANBURG

40

 

SPARTANBURG

52

 

SPARTANBURG

51

 

SPARTANBURG

48

 

 

SUMTER

25

 

SUMTER

21

 

SUMTER

27

 

SUMTER

24

 

 

UNION

6

 

UNION

2

 

UNION

5

 

UNION

9

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

9

 

WILLIAMSBURG

13

 

WILLIAMSBURG

20

 

WILLIAMSBURG

9

 

 

YORK

30

 

YORK

28

 

YORK

27

 

YORK

31

 

 

TOTAL

843

 

TOTAL

1008

 

TOTAL

988

 

TOTAL

1026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 708 of the 843 traffic fatalities in 2008.

 

 

 

 

*2008 Figures are preliminary

 

 

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