South Carolina Department of Public Safety

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 19, 2010

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, APRIL 16-18, 2010  

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, April 16 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, April 18, at midnight.

 

As of April 18, 217 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 253 highway deaths in this same time period in 2009.

 

Of the 169 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2010, 93 were not wearing seat belts.

 

Through midnight April 18, 21 pedestrians, four bicyclists and 21 motorcyclists have died on state roads and highways.

 

Interstates

  1

US routes, SC roads and secondary roads

  7

Seat belt used

  2 

Seat belt not used

  4

Seat belt unknown

  0

Seat belt not applicable 

  2 (motorcyclists)

 

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 April 18, 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

 

 

 JANUARY 1 THROUGH APRIL 18

 

2010*

 

2009*

 

2008

 

2007

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

ABBEVILLE

0

 

ABBEVILLE

2

 

ABBEVILLE

0

 

ABBEVILLE

2

 

AIKEN

8

 

AIKEN

7

 

AIKEN

9

 

AIKEN

15

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

ALLENDALE

1

 

ALLENDALE

5

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ANDERSON

16

 

ANDERSON

12

 

ANDERSON

7

 

ANDERSON

16

 

BAMBERG

1

 

BAMBERG

1

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

1

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

3

 

BARNWELL

3

 

BEAUFORT

8

 

BEAUFORT

4

 

BEAUFORT

5

 

BEAUFORT

3

 

BERKELEY

11

 

BERKELEY

11

 

BERKELEY

17

 

BERKELEY

6

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

3

 

CALHOUN

0

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CHARLESTON

10

 

CHARLESTON

18

 

CHARLESTON

19

 

CHARLESTON

17

 

CHEROKEE

3

 

CHEROKEE

2

 

CHEROKEE

1

 

CHEROKEE

4

 

CHESTER

2

 

CHESTER

2

 

CHESTER

4

 

CHESTER

6

 

CHESTERFIELD

4

 

CHESTERFIELD

4

 

CHESTERFIELD

6

 

CHESTERFIELD

3

 

CLARENDON

3

 

CLARENDON

4

 

CLARENDON

5

 

CLARENDON

6

 

COLLETON

5

 

COLLETON

6

 

COLLETON

4

 

COLLETON

9

 

DARLINGTON

3

 

DARLINGTON

6

 

DARLINGTON

6

 

DARLINGTON

1

 

DILLON

3

 

DILLON

5

 

DILLON

3

 

DILLON

2

 

DORCHESTER

4

 

DORCHESTER

5

 

DORCHESTER

8

 

DORCHESTER

8

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

EDGEFIELD

0

 

EDGEFIELD

2

 

EDGEFIELD

1

 

FAIRFIELD

1

 

FAIRFIELD

1

 

FAIRFIELD

1

 

FAIRFIELD

6

 

FLORENCE

9

 

FLORENCE

8

 

FLORENCE

14

 

FLORENCE

5

 

GEORGETOWN

2

 

GEORGETOWN

7

 

GEORGETOWN

4

 

GEORGETOWN

3

 

GREENVILLE

14

 

GREENVILLE

19

 

GREENVILLE

17

 

GREENVILLE

25

 

GREENWOOD

0

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

GREENWOOD

1

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

HAMPTON

0

 

HAMPTON

2

 

HAMPTON

1

 

HAMPTON

4

 

HORRY

13

 

HORRY

12

 

HORRY

9

 

HORRY

20

 

JASPER

4

 

JASPER

2

 

JASPER

4

 

JASPER

5

 

KERSHAW

2

 

KERSHAW

5

 

KERSHAW

3

 

KERSHAW

6

 

LANCASTER

5

 

LANCASTER

4

 

LANCASTER

4

 

LANCASTER

6

 

LAURENS

3

 

LAURENS

5

 

LAURENS

5

 

LAURENS

5

 

LEE

0

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

1

 

LEE

1

 

LEXINGTON

11

 

LEXINGTON

9

 

LEXINGTON

26

 

LEXINGTON

15

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

MCCORMICK

0

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MARION

5

 

MARION

4

 

MARION

7

 

MARION

4

 

MARLBORO

2

 

MARLBORO

4

 

MARLBORO

3

 

MARLBORO

4

 

NEWBERRY

0

 

NEWBERRY

1

 

NEWBERRY

3

 

NEWBERRY

3

 

OCONEE

2

 

OCONEE

3

 

OCONEE

2

 

OCONEE

2

 

ORANGEBURG

14

 

ORANGEBURG

18

 

ORANGEBURG

11

 

ORANGEBURG

10

 

PICKENS

2

 

PICKENS

5

 

PICKENS

6

 

PICKENS

8

 

RICHLAND

7

 

RICHLAND

10

 

RICHLAND

16

 

RICHLAND

14

 

SALUDA

0

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

0

 

SPARTANBURG

14

 

SPARTANBURG

7

 

SPARTANBURG

10

 

SPARTANBURG

11

 

SUMTER

5

 

SUMTER

8

 

SUMTER

7

 

SUMTER

7

 

UNION

0

 

UNION

1

 

UNION

2

 

UNION

0

 

WILLIAMSBURG

1

 

WILLIAMSBURG

2

 

WILLIAMSBURG

5

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

YORK

13

 

YORK

9

 

YORK

10

 

YORK

7

 

TOTAL

217

 

TOTAL

253

 

TOTAL

279

 

TOTAL

286

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 181 of the 217 traffic fatalities in 2010.

 

 

 

*2009 and 2010 Figures are preliminary

 

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