FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, MAY 21-23, 2010

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, May 21 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, May 23, at midnight.

As of May 23, 300 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 332 highway deaths in this same time period in 2009.

Of the 235 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2010, 135 were not wearing seat belts.

Through midnight May 23, 32 motorcyclists, 24 pedestrians and five bicyclists have died on state roads and highways.

Interstates	0
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	5
Seat belt used	1
Seat belt not used	4
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 May 24, 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 MAY 23
2010*		2009*		2008		2007
COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	2	ABBEVILLE	0	ABBEVILLE	4
AIKEN	11	AIKEN	11	AIKEN	13	AIKEN	19
ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	5	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	17	ANDERSON	16	ANDERSON	8	ANDERSON	26
BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	2
BARNWELL	1	BARNWELL	1	BARNWELL	4	BARNWELL	4
BEAUFORT	9	BEAUFORT	4	BEAUFORT	9	BEAUFORT	5
BERKELEY	12	BERKELEY	15	BERKELEY	24	BERKELEY	12
CALHOUN	4	CALHOUN	3	CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	3
CHARLESTON	16	CHARLESTON	21	CHARLESTON	29	CHARLESTON	22
CHEROKEE	5	CHEROKEE	3	CHEROKEE	7	CHEROKEE	5
CHESTER	6	CHESTER	3	CHESTER	6	CHESTER	6
CHESTERFIELD	4	CHESTERFIELD	4	CHESTERFIELD	8	CHESTERFIELD	3
CLARENDON	3	CLARENDON	11	CLARENDON	6	CLARENDON	7
COLLETON	7	COLLETON	8	COLLETON	7	COLLETON	9
DARLINGTON	5	DARLINGTON	6	DARLINGTON	9	DARLINGTON	4
DILLON	3	DILLON	5	DILLON	5	DILLON	3
DORCHESTER	7	DORCHESTER	5	DORCHESTER	9	DORCHESTER	11
EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	1
FAIRFIELD	2	FAIRFIELD	2	FAIRFIELD	2	FAIRFIELD	9
FLORENCE	12	FLORENCE	10	FLORENCE	17	FLORENCE	7
GEORGETOWN	2	GEORGETOWN	9	GEORGETOWN	5	GEORGETOWN	6
GREENVILLE	20	GREENVILLE	23	GREENVILLE	22	GREENVILLE	37
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	4	GREENWOOD	2	GREENWOOD	4
HAMPTON	0	HAMPTON	3	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	6
HORRY	16	HORRY	16	HORRY	20	HORRY	28
JASPER	5	JASPER	3	JASPER	5	JASPER	6
KERSHAW	6	KERSHAW	5	KERSHAW	4	KERSHAW	9
LANCASTER	5	LANCASTER	5	LANCASTER	5	LANCASTER	7
LAURENS	7	LAURENS	6	LAURENS	7	LAURENS	6
LEE	1	LEE	5	LEE	4	LEE	1
LEXINGTON	22	LEXINGTON	14	LEXINGTON	29	LEXINGTON	18
MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	3	MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1
MARION	6	MARION	4	MARION	11	MARION	4
MARLBORO	2	MARLBORO	5	MARLBORO	4	MARLBORO	6
NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	6
OCONEE	5	OCONEE	5	OCONEE	8	OCONEE	7
ORANGEBURG	17	ORANGEBURG	20	ORANGEBURG	13	ORANGEBURG	14
PICKENS	2	PICKENS	8	PICKENS	9	PICKENS	13
RICHLAND	12	RICHLAND	17	RICHLAND	19	RICHLAND	23
SALUDA	1	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	1
SPARTANBURG	17	SPARTANBURG	13	SPARTANBURG	17	SPARTANBURG	21
SUMTER	6	SUMTER	9	SUMTER	11	SUMTER	8
UNION	0	UNION	1	UNION	3	UNION	0
WILLIAMSBURG	1	WILLIAMSBURG	3	WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	7
YORK	14	YORK	15	YORK	13	YORK	10
TOTAL	300	TOTAL	332	TOTAL	395	TOTAL	411

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 255 of the 300 traffic fatalities in 2010.
*2009 and 2010 Figures are preliminary