South Carolina Department of Public Safety_______

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 22, 2008

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TEN KILLED ON

S.C. HIGHWAYS, DECEMBER 19-21, 2008

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 10 people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, December 19, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, December 21, at midnight.

 

As of December 21, 874 people had died on South Carolina highways, compared to 1,052 highway deaths last year at this time. Of the 647 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2008, 409 were not wearing seat belts.

 

Through midnight December 21, 107 motorcyclists, 91 pedestrians and 14 bicyclists have died in collisions on South Carolina roads and highways.

 

The remaining 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

   9

Seat belt used

   3

Seat belt not used

   3

Seat belt usage not applicable

   4 (2 moped, 2 pedestrian)

Seat belt usage unknown

   0

 

The Christmas Holiday travel period begins Christmas Eve, December 24 and ends at midnight on December 28. In 2007, during a similar time frame – 102 hours – seven people died on South Carolina roads. Motorists are urged to drive defensively and are reminded that the Sober or Slammer campaign continues until January, 2009.  

 

 

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 21, 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 DECEMBER 21

 

 

2008*

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

1

 

ABBEVILLE

7

 

ABBEVILLE

8

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

 

AIKEN

29

 

AIKEN

44

 

AIKEN

31

 

AIKEN

22

 

 

ALLENDALE

6

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

ALLENDALE

4

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

 

ANDERSON

25

 

ANDERSON

46

 

ANDERSON

43

 

ANDERSON

46

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

5

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

5

 

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

9

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

11

 

 

BEAUFORT

19

 

BEAUFORT

17

 

BEAUFORT

19

 

BEAUFORT

21

 

 

BERKELEY

39

 

BERKELEY

28

 

BERKELEY

46

 

BERKELEY

50

 

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

7

 

CALHOUN

13

 

CALHOUN

13

 

 

CHARLESTON

55

 

CHARLESTON

64

 

CHARLESTON

60

 

CHARLESTON

42

 

 

CHEROKEE

16

 

CHEROKEE

17

 

CHEROKEE

8

 

CHEROKEE

24

 

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

13

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

16

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

17

 

CHESTERFIELD

7

 

CHESTERFIELD

17

 

CHESTERFIELD

17

 

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

29

 

CLARENDON

17

 

 

COLLETON

18

 

COLLETON

23

 

COLLETON

12

 

COLLETON

26

 

 

DARLINGTON

21

 

DARLINGTON

20

 

DARLINGTON

26

 

DARLINGTON

17

 

 

DILLON

9

 

DILLON

10

 

DILLON

11

 

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

18

 

 

FLORENCE

42

 

FLORENCE

28

 

FLORENCE

41

 

FLORENCE

34

 

 

GEORGETOWN

11

 

GEORGETOWN

21

 

GEORGETOWN

15

 

GEORGETOWN

18

 

 

GREENVILLE

66

 

GREENVILLE

85

 

GREENVILLE

77

 

GREENVILLE

84

 

 

GREENWOOD

7

 

GREENWOOD

10

 

GREENWOOD

6

 

GREENWOOD

16

 

 

HAMPTON

3

 

HAMPTON

12

 

HAMPTON

10

 

HAMPTON

4

 

 

HORRY

46

 

HORRY

87

 

HORRY

66

 

HORRY

62

 

 

JASPER

14

 

JASPER

18

 

JASPER

23

 

JASPER

31

 

 

KERSHAW

11

 

KERSHAW

23

 

KERSHAW

12

 

KERSHAW

17

 

 

LANCASTER

18

 

LANCASTER

18

 

LANCASTER

10

 

LANCASTER

19

 

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

17

 

LAURENS

15

 

LAURENS

19

 

 

LEE

6

 

LEE

7

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

12

 

 

LEXINGTON

59

 

LEXINGTON

41

 

LEXINGTON

52

 

LEXINGTON

36

 

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MCCORMICK

4

 

MCCORMICK

6

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

 

MARION

13

 

MARION

15

 

MARION

12

 

MARION

12

 

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

10

 

MARLBORO

16

 

MARLBORO

5

 

 

NEWBERRY

5

 

NEWBERRY

14

 

NEWBERRY

6

 

NEWBERRY

18

 

 

OCONEE

13

 

OCONEE

24

 

OCONEE

16

 

OCONEE

15

 

 

ORANGEBURG

28

 

ORANGEBURG

46

 

ORANGEBURG

53

 

ORANGEBURG

48

 

 

PICKENS

17

 

PICKENS

24

 

PICKENS

22

 

PICKENS

22

 

 

RICHLAND

43

 

RICHLAND

49

 

RICHLAND

54

 

RICHLAND

58

 

 

SALUDA

7

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

7

 

SALUDA

8

 

 

SPARTANBURG

41

 

SPARTANBURG

56

 

SPARTANBURG

53

 

SPARTANBURG

53

 

 

SUMTER

28

 

SUMTER

21

 

SUMTER

28

 

SUMTER

24

 

 

UNION

6

 

UNION

2

 

UNION

5

 

UNION

9

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

9

 

WILLIAMSBURG

15

 

WILLIAMSBURG

20

 

WILLIAMSBURG

10

 

 

YORK

30

 

YORK

28

 

YORK

27

 

YORK

31

 

 

TOTAL

874

 

TOTAL

1052

 

TOTAL

1024

 

TOTAL

1064

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 737of the 874 traffic fatalities in 2008.

 

 

 

 

*2008 Figures are preliminary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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