FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, APRIL 23-25, 2010

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, April 23 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, April 25, at midnight.

As of April 25, 232 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 266 highway deaths in this same time period in 2009.

Of the 183 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2010, 101 were not wearing seat belts.

Through midnight April 25, 22 pedestrians, four bicyclists and 21 motorcyclists have died on state roads and highways.

Interstates	1
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	4
Seat belt used	0
Seat belt not used	4
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	1 (pedestrian)

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 25, 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 APRIL 25
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	8	AIKEN	10	AIKEN	15
ALLENDALE	1	ALLENDALE	1	ALLENDALE	5	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	15	ANDERSON	13	ANDERSON	7	ANDERSON	17
BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	2
BARNWELL	1	BARNWELL	1	BARNWELL	4	BARNWELL	3
BEAUFORT	8	BEAUFORT	4	BEAUFORT	7	BEAUFORT	3
BERKELEY	11	BERKELEY	13	BERKELEY	18	BERKELEY	6
CALHOUN	1	CALHOUN	3	CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	2
CHARLESTON	11	CHARLESTON	18	CHARLESTON	20	CHARLESTON	18
CHEROKEE	3	CHEROKEE	2	CHEROKEE	3	CHEROKEE	5
CHESTER	5	CHESTER	3	CHESTER	5	CHESTER	6
CHESTERFIELD	4	CHESTERFIELD	4	CHESTERFIELD	7	CHESTERFIELD	3
CLARENDON	3	CLARENDON	6	CLARENDON	5	CLARENDON	7
COLLETON	5	COLLETON	6	COLLETON	4	COLLETON	9
DARLINGTON	4	DARLINGTON	6	DARLINGTON	7	DARLINGTON	1
DILLON	3	DILLON	5	DILLON	3	DILLON	2
DORCHESTER	4	DORCHESTER	5	DORCHESTER	8	DORCHESTER	9
EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	2	EDGEFIELD	1
FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	1	FAIRFIELD	6
FLORENCE	10	FLORENCE	8	FLORENCE	15	FLORENCE	5
GEORGETOWN	2	GEORGETOWN	7	GEORGETOWN	4	GEORGETOWN	5
GREENVILLE	15	GREENVILLE	20	GREENVILLE	18	GREENVILLE	26
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	4	GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	4
HAMPTON	0	HAMPTON	2	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	4
HORRY	15	HORRY	12	HORRY	9	HORRY	22
JASPER	5	JASPER	2	JASPER	4	JASPER	6
KERSHAW	2	KERSHAW	5	KERSHAW	3	KERSHAW	7
LANCASTER	5	LANCASTER	4	LANCASTER	4	LANCASTER	6
LAURENS	3	LAURENS	6	LAURENS	5	LAURENS	5
LEE	0	LEE	5	LEE	1	LEE	1
LEXINGTON	12	LEXINGTON	9	LEXINGTON	28	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	5
NEWBERRY	0	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	3
OCONEE	3	OCONEE	3	OCONEE	4	OCONEE	2
ORANGEBURG	14	ORANGEBURG	18	ORANGEBURG	11	ORANGEBURG	14
PICKENS	2	PICKENS	5	PICKENS	6	PICKENS	8
RICHLAND	8	RICHLAND	12	RICHLAND	16	RICHLAND	14
SALUDA	0	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	0
SPARTANBURG	16	SPARTANBURG	9	SPARTANBURG	12	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	232	TOTAL	266	TOTAL	298	TOTAL	305

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 195 of the 232 traffic fatalities in 2010.
*2009 and 2010 Figures are preliminary