South Carolina Department of Public Safety_______

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 15, 2008

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON

S.C. HIGHWAYS, DECEMBER 12-14, 2008

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, December 12, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, December 14, at midnight.

                                         

As of December 14, 858 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 1,033 highway deaths last year at this time. Of the 635 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2008, 404 were not wearing seat belts.

 

Through midnight December 14, 105 motorcyclists, 89 pedestrians and 14 bicyclists have died in collisions on South Carolina roads and highways.

 

The remaining 16 fatalities are the result of collisions involving mopeds, all terrain vehicles or an assortment of non-motorized vehicles.

 

 

Interstates

   1

US routes, SC routes and secondary roads

   5

Seat belt used

   0

Seat belt not used

   3

Seat belt usage not applicable

   1 (1 moped)

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 14, 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.

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

5

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

11

 

 

BEAUFORT

19

 

BEAUFORT

17

 

BEAUFORT

19

 

BEAUFORT

20

 

 

BERKELEY

39

 

BERKELEY

27

 

BERKELEY

46

 

BERKELEY

50

 

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

7

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

13

 

 

CHARLESTON

52

 

CHARLESTON

64

 

CHARLESTON

60

 

CHARLESTON

42

 

 

CHEROKEE

16

 

CHEROKEE

14

 

CHEROKEE

8

 

CHEROKEE

23

 

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

16

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

17

 

CHESTERFIELD

6

 

CHESTERFIELD

17

 

CHESTERFIELD

16

 

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

28

 

CLARENDON

17

 

 

COLLETON

18

 

COLLETON

23

 

COLLETON

11

 

COLLETON

26

 

 

DARLINGTON

21

 

DARLINGTON

19

 

DARLINGTON

25

 

DARLINGTON

16

 

 

DILLON

9

 

DILLON

10

 

DILLON

9

 

DILLON

14

 

 

DORCHESTER

22

 

DORCHESTER

21

 

DORCHESTER

19

 

DORCHESTER

26

 

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

EDGEFIELD

7

 

EDGEFIELD

6

 

 

FAIRFIELD

11

 

FAIRFIELD

19

 

FAIRFIELD

3

 

FAIRFIELD

16

 

 

FLORENCE

43

 

FLORENCE

27

 

FLORENCE

40

 

FLORENCE

34

 

 

GEORGETOWN

11

 

GEORGETOWN

21

 

GEORGETOWN

15

 

GEORGETOWN

17

 

 

GREENVILLE

62

 

GREENVILLE

85

 

GREENVILLE

75

 

GREENVILLE

83

 

 

GREENWOOD

7

 

GREENWOOD

10

 

GREENWOOD

6

 

GREENWOOD

15

 

 

HAMPTON

3

 

HAMPTON

12

 

HAMPTON

10

 

HAMPTON

4

 

 

HORRY

44

 

HORRY

87

 

HORRY

66

 

HORRY

62

 

 

JASPER

14

 

JASPER

18

 

JASPER

23

 

JASPER

31

 

 

KERSHAW

11

 

KERSHAW

22

 

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

12

 

 

LEXINGTON

57

 

LEXINGTON

41

 

LEXINGTON

52

 

LEXINGTON

36

 

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MCCORMICK

4

 

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

24

 

OCONEE

16

 

OCONEE

14

 

 

ORANGEBURG

28

 

ORANGEBURG

46

 

ORANGEBURG

53

 

ORANGEBURG

48

 

 

PICKENS

16

 

PICKENS

24

 

PICKENS

22

 

PICKENS

22

 

 

RICHLAND

41

 

RICHLAND

48

 

RICHLAND

52

 

RICHLAND

58

 

 

SALUDA

7

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

7

 

SALUDA

8

 

 

SPARTANBURG

41

 

SPARTANBURG

54

 

SPARTANBURG

53

 

SPARTANBURG

50

 

 

SUMTER

26

 

SUMTER

21

 

SUMTER

28

 

SUMTER

24

 

 

UNION

6

 

UNION

2

 

UNION

5

 

UNION

9

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

9

 

WILLIAMSBURG

13

 

WILLIAMSBURG

20

 

WILLIAMSBURG

10

 

 

YORK

30

 

YORK

28

 

YORK

27

 

YORK

31

 

 

TOTAL

858

 

TOTAL

1033

 

TOTAL

1009

 

TOTAL

1045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 723 of the 858 traffic fatalities in 2008.

 

 

 

 

*2008 Figures are preliminary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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