FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS THREE KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS DURING NEW YEAR’S EVE HOLIDAY PERIOD

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of three people killed on South Carolina highways from Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, January 3, 2010 at midnight, during the 78-hour New Year’s Holiday time period.

In 2009, during a New Year’s holiday time frame of 102 hours, eight people died on South Carolina roads.

As of December 31, 2009, 885 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 921 in 2008. This would be the lowest number of South Carolina highway deaths since 1995, when 882 people were killed on state roads and highways.

These numbers are preliminary in nature because persons, who are injured in collisions in December and subsequently succumb to those injuries within 30 days of the collisions, would be counted as fatalities in 2009. Another factor is the delay in receipt of fatality reports, which means that some reports may not be received until after January 1, 2010.

Through midnight December 31, 2009, 87 motorcyclists, 89 pedestrians and 11 bicyclists have died on state roads and highways. These are preliminary numbers and are subject to change.

The remaining fatalities are the result of collisions involving an assortment of vehicles which are not subject to state motor vehicle licensing laws. This may include such vehicles as farm tractors, lawn mowers, mopeds or ATVs.

Interstates	0
US routes, SC routes and secondary roads	3
Seat belt used	2
Seat belt not used	1
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	0

Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol and by the media as of midnight January 3, 2010.

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, Office of Justice Programs and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame. Our mission is to ensure public safety by protecting and serving the people of South Carolina and its visitors.

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SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
JANUARY 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 31
2009*		2008*		2007		2006
COUNTY NAME	FATALTIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALTIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	3	ABBEVILLE	1	ABBEVILLE	7	ABBEVILLE	8
AIKEN	34	AIKEN	30	AIKEN	45	AIKEN	31
ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	7	ALLENDALE	1	ALLENDALE	4
ANDERSON	37	ANDERSON	27	ANDERSON	49	ANDERSON	44
BAMBERG	3	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	5	BAMBERG	3
BARNWELL	7	BARNWELL	9	BARNWELL	10	BARNWELL	1
BEAUFORT	13	BEAUFORT	20	BEAUFORT	17	BEAUFORT	19
BERKELEY	43	BERKELEY	41	BERKELEY	30	BERKELEY	46
CALHOUN	7	CALHOUN	1	CALHOUN	8	CALHOUN	13
CHARLESTON	45	CHARLESTON	59	CHARLESTON	67	CHARLESTON	61
CHEROKEE	11	CHEROKEE	16	CHEROKEE	18	CHEROKEE	8
CHESTER	14	CHESTER	14	CHESTER	13	CHESTER	7
CHESTERFIELD	12	CHESTERFIELD	18	CHESTERFIELD	7	CHESTERFIELD	17
CLARENDON	21	CLARENDON	13	CLARENDON	12	CLARENDON	29
COLLETON	17	COLLETON	21	COLLETON	24	COLLETON	12
DARLINGTON	21	DARLINGTON	22	DARLINGTON	23	DARLINGTON	28
DILLON	7	DILLON	11	DILLON	12	DILLON	13
DORCHESTER	21	DORCHESTER	25	DORCHESTER	21	DORCHESTER	19
EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	7	EDGEFIELD	6	EDGEFIELD	7
FAIRFIELD	8	FAIRFIELD	11	FAIRFIELD	19	FAIRFIELD	3
FLORENCE	30	FLORENCE	43	FLORENCE	28	FLORENCE	42
GEORGETOWN	18	GEORGETOWN	13	GEORGETOWN	21	GEORGETOWN	16
GREENVILLE	54	GREENVILLE	70	GREENVILLE	88	GREENVILLE	80
GREENWOOD	12	GREENWOOD	7	GREENWOOD	10	GREENWOOD	6
HAMPTON	5	HAMPTON	3	HAMPTON	12	HAMPTON	10
HORRY	61	HORRY	48	HORRY	88	HORRY	66
JASPER	14	JASPER	14	JASPER	18	JASPER	23
KERSHAW	18	KERSHAW	11	KERSHAW	23	KERSHAW	12
LANCASTER	18	LANCASTER	18	LANCASTER	18	LANCASTER	10
LAURENS	20	LAURENS	15	LAURENS	17	LAURENS	15
LEE	16	LEE	6	LEE	7	LEE	5
LEXINGTON	37	LEXINGTON	60	LEXINGTON	42	LEXINGTON	52
MCCORMICK	4	MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	4	MCCORMICK	6
MARION	12	MARION	14	MARION	15	MARION	13
MARLBORO	11	MARLBORO	8	MARLBORO	10	MARLBORO	17
NEWBERRY	5	NEWBERRY	7	NEWBERRY	14	NEWBERRY	6
OCONEE	11	OCONEE	14	OCONEE	24	OCONEE	16
ORANGEBURG	40	ORANGEBURG	28	ORANGEBURG	46	ORANGEBURG	53
PICKENS	21	PICKENS	17	PICKENS	26	PICKENS	22
RICHLAND	43	RICHLAND	43	RICHLAND	49	RICHLAND	56
SALUDA	3	SALUDA	7	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	7
SPARTANBURG	34	SPARTANBURG	46	SPARTANBURG	56	SPARTANBURG	55
SUMTER	24	SUMTER	27	SUMTER	21	SUMTER	28
UNION	6	UNION	6	UNION	2	UNION	5
WILLIAMSBURG	12	WILLIAMSBURG	9	WILLIAMSBURG	15	WILLIAMSBURG	23
YORK	27	YORK	31	YORK	28	YORK	27
TOTAL	885	TOTAL	921	TOTAL	1077	TOTAL	1044

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 759 of the 875 traffic fatalities in 2009.
*2008 and 2009 Figures are preliminary

SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
JANUARY 1 THROUGH JANUARY 3
2010*		2009*		2008		2007
COUNTY NAME	FATALTIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALTIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	0
AIKEN	0	AIKEN	0	AIKEN	0	AIKEN	0
ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	0	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	0	ANDERSON	0	ANDERSON	0	ANDERSON	0
BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	0	BAMBERG	0
BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	0	BARNWELL	0
BEAUFORT	0	BEAUFORT	0	BEAUFORT	0	BEAUFORT	0
BERKELEY	0	BERKELEY	0	BERKELEY	0	BERKELEY	0
CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	0
CHARLESTON	0	CHARLESTON	1	CHARLESTON	0	CHARLESTON	1
CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	0	CHEROKEE	0
CHESTER	0	CHESTER	0	CHESTER	0	CHESTER	0
CHESTERFIELD	1	CHESTERFIELD	0	CHESTERFIELD	0	CHESTERFIELD	0
CLARENDON	0	CLARENDON	0	CLARENDON	0	CLARENDON	1
COLLETON	0	COLLETON	0	COLLETON	0	COLLETON	0
DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	0	DARLINGTON	0
DILLON	0	DILLON	1	DILLON	0	DILLON	0
DORCHESTER	0	DORCHESTER	0	DORCHESTER	0	DORCHESTER	0
EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	0
FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	0	FAIRFIELD	0
FLORENCE	0	FLORENCE	0	FLORENCE	0	FLORENCE	0
GEORGETOWN	1	GEORGETOWN	3	GEORGETOWN	0	GEORGETOWN	0
GREENVILLE	0	GREENVILLE	0	GREENVILLE	0	GREENVILLE	2
GREENWOOD	0	GREENWOOD	0	GREENWOOD	0	GREENWOOD	0
HAMPTON	0	HAMPTON	0	HAMPTON	0	HAMPTON	0
HORRY	0	HORRY	0	HORRY	0	HORRY	1
JASPER	0	JASPER	0	JASPER	0	JASPER	0
KERSHAW	0	KERSHAW	0	KERSHAW	0	KERSHAW	0
LANCASTER	0	LANCASTER	0	LANCASTER	0	LANCASTER	1
LAURENS	0	LAURENS	0	LAURENS	1	LAURENS	0
LEE	0	LEE	0	LEE	0	LEE	0
LEXINGTON	0	LEXINGTON	1	LEXINGTON	1	LEXINGTON	1
MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	0
MARION	0	MARION	0	MARION	0	MARION	0
MARLBORO	0	MARLBORO	0	MARLBORO	0	MARLBORO	0
NEWBERRY	0	NEWBERRY	0	NEWBERRY	0	NEWBERRY	0
OCONEE	0	OCONEE	0	OCONEE	0	OCONEE	0
ORANGEBURG