FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, JUNE 4-6, 2010

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, June 4 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, June 6, at midnight.

As of June 6, 328 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 380 highway deaths in this same time period in 2009.

Of the 250 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2010, 142 were not wearing seat belts.

Through midnight June 6, 35 motorcyclists, 29 pedestrians and eight bicyclists have died on state roads and highways.

Interstates	2
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	2 (pedestrians)

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 June 6, 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 JUNE 6
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	13	AIKEN	12	AIKEN	14	AIKEN	19
ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	5	ALLENDALE	0
ANDERSON	17	ANDERSON	17	ANDERSON	9	ANDERSON	27
BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	2
BARNWELL	1	BARNWELL	1	BARNWELL	5	BARNWELL	4
BEAUFORT	10	BEAUFORT	5	BEAUFORT	9	BEAUFORT	7
BERKELEY	13	BERKELEY	18	BERKELEY	24	BERKELEY	13
CALHOUN	4	CALHOUN	4	CALHOUN	0	CALHOUN	4
CHARLESTON	18	CHARLESTON	22	CHARLESTON	32	CHARLESTON	26
CHEROKEE	5	CHEROKEE	4	CHEROKEE	7	CHEROKEE	5
CHESTER	6	CHESTER	3	CHESTER	6	CHESTER	6
CHESTERFIELD	4	CHESTERFIELD	4	CHESTERFIELD	9	CHESTERFIELD	3
CLARENDON	3	CLARENDON	12	CLARENDON	6	CLARENDON	7
COLLETON	7	COLLETON	8	COLLETON	7	COLLETON	9
DARLINGTON	5	DARLINGTON	7	DARLINGTON	9	DARLINGTON	5
DILLON	3	DILLON	5	DILLON	5	DILLON	4
DORCHESTER	7	DORCHESTER	6	DORCHESTER	10	DORCHESTER	12
EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	0	EDGEFIELD	3	EDGEFIELD	2
FAIRFIELD	2	FAIRFIELD	4	FAIRFIELD	2	FAIRFIELD	11
FLORENCE	14	FLORENCE	13	FLORENCE	18	FLORENCE	8
GEORGETOWN	2	GEORGETOWN	10	GEORGETOWN	5	GEORGETOWN	8
GREENVILLE	23	GREENVILLE	29	GREENVILLE	25	GREENVILLE	38
GREENWOOD	1	GREENWOOD	6	GREENWOOD	3	GREENWOOD	4
HAMPTON	0	HAMPTON	3	HAMPTON	1	HAMPTON	6
HORRY	17	HORRY	21	HORRY	21	HORRY	34
JASPER	5	JASPER	4	JASPER	5	JASPER	6
KERSHAW	7	KERSHAW	7	KERSHAW	4	KERSHAW	9
LANCASTER	5	LANCASTER	5	LANCASTER	8	LANCASTER	7
LAURENS	8	LAURENS	6	LAURENS	8	LAURENS	7
LEE	3	LEE	6	LEE	5	LEE	1
LEXINGTON	23	LEXINGTON	14	LEXINGTON	31	LEXINGTON	21
MCCORMICK	1	MCCORMICK	3	MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	1
MARION	6	MARION	5	MARION	11	MARION	8
MARLBORO	2	MARLBORO	5	MARLBORO	4	MARLBORO	6
NEWBERRY	1	NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	3	NEWBERRY	6
OCONEE	5	OCONEE	6	OCONEE	8	OCONEE	7
ORANGEBURG	21	ORANGEBURG	21	ORANGEBURG	14	ORANGEBURG	16
PICKENS	3	PICKENS	11	PICKENS	9	PICKENS	13
RICHLAND	13	RICHLAND	18	RICHLAND	23	RICHLAND	25
SALUDA	1	SALUDA	1	SALUDA	2	SALUDA	1
SPARTANBURG	20	SPARTANBURG	14	SPARTANBURG	18	SPARTANBURG	24
SUMTER	6	SUMTER	10	SUMTER	12	SUMTER	10
UNION	0	UNION	1	UNION	3	UNION	0
WILLIAMSBURG	2	WILLIAMSBURG	3	WILLIAMSBURG	6	WILLIAMSBURG	7
YORK	15	YORK	17	YORK	15	YORK	11
TOTAL	328	TOTAL	380	TOTAL	426	TOTAL	454

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 280 of the 328 traffic fatalities in 2010.
*2009 and 2010 Figures are preliminary