South
Carolina Department of Public Safety
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 7, 2010
CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8409
FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON S.C. HIGHWAYS DURING MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND
COLUMBIA -- The South
Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of nine
people killed on South Carolina
highways during the 78-hour Memorial Day holiday weekend, which ran from Friday,
May 28, at 6 p.m. until Monday, May 31, at midnight. Six people died during the
Memorial Day weekend in 2009.
These numbers are preliminary
and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol
and in the media.
The South Carolina Department
of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, Office of Highway Safety, State
Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services and Office of Justice Programs.
Our mission is to ensure public safety by protecting and serving the people of
South Carolina
and its visitors.
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