South Carolina Department of Public Safety

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 21, 2010

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOUR KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, JUNE 18-20, 2010  

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, June 18 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, June 20, at midnight.

 

As of June 20, 357 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 415 highway deaths in this same time period in 2009.

 

Of the 271 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2010, 152 were not wearing seat belts.

 

Through midnight June 20, 37 motorcyclists, 33 pedestrians and eight bicyclists have died on state roads and highways.

 

Interstates

  0

US routes, SC roads and secondary roads

  4

Seat belt used

  0 

Seat belt not used

  3

Seat belt unknown

  1

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 June 20, 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 JUNE 20

 

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

15

 

AIKEN

17

 

AIKEN

14

 

AIKEN

21

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

5

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ANDERSON

18

 

ANDERSON

19

 

ANDERSON

11

 

ANDERSON

29

 

BAMBERG

1

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

7

 

BARNWELL

5

 

BEAUFORT

12

 

BEAUFORT

6

 

BEAUFORT

10

 

BEAUFORT

8

 

BERKELEY

13

 

BERKELEY

19

 

BERKELEY

25

 

BERKELEY

16

 

CALHOUN

4

 

CALHOUN

4

 

CALHOUN

0

 

CALHOUN

4

 

CHARLESTON

21

 

CHARLESTON

23

 

CHARLESTON

32

 

CHARLESTON

29

 

CHEROKEE

6

 

CHEROKEE

4

 

CHEROKEE

8

 

CHEROKEE

7

 

CHESTER

6

 

CHESTER

3

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

6

 

CHESTERFIELD

4

 

CHESTERFIELD

5

 

CHESTERFIELD

10

 

CHESTERFIELD

3

 

CLARENDON

3

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

6

 

CLARENDON

8

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

10

 

DARLINGTON

5

 

DARLINGTON

7

 

DARLINGTON

9

 

DARLINGTON

8

 

DILLON

3

 

DILLON

6

 

DILLON

6

 

DILLON

4

 

DORCHESTER

7

 

DORCHESTER

7

 

DORCHESTER

11

 

DORCHESTER

12

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

EDGEFIELD

0

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

EDGEFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

4

 

FAIRFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

11

 

FLORENCE

15

 

FLORENCE

14

 

FLORENCE

23

 

FLORENCE

10

 

GEORGETOWN

2

 

GEORGETOWN

10

 

GEORGETOWN

6

 

GEORGETOWN

10

 

GREENVILLE

28

 

GREENVILLE

30

 

GREENVILLE

29

 

GREENVILLE

41

 

GREENWOOD

1

 

GREENWOOD

7

 

GREENWOOD

3

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

HAMPTON

0

 

HAMPTON

3

 

HAMPTON

1

 

HAMPTON

7

 

HORRY

17

 

HORRY

21

 

HORRY

22

 

HORRY

40

 

JASPER

6

 

JASPER

5

 

JASPER

5

 

JASPER

6

 

KERSHAW

7

 

KERSHAW

9

 

KERSHAW

5

 

KERSHAW

10

 

LANCASTER

5

 

LANCASTER

5

 

LANCASTER

9

 

LANCASTER

8

 

LAURENS

8

 

LAURENS

8

 

LAURENS

8

 

LAURENS

9

 

LEE

3

 

LEE

7

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

1

 

LEXINGTON

25

 

LEXINGTON

15

 

LEXINGTON

35

 

LEXINGTON

21

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MCCORMICK

3

 

MCCORMICK

0

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MARION

6

 

MARION

6

 

MARION

11

 

MARION

8

 

MARLBORO

2

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

6

 

NEWBERRY

2

 

NEWBERRY

3

 

NEWBERRY

3

 

NEWBERRY

6

 

OCONEE

7

 

OCONEE

7

 

OCONEE

9

 

OCONEE

9

 

ORANGEBURG

22

 

ORANGEBURG

23

 

ORANGEBURG

15

 

ORANGEBURG

17

 

PICKENS

7

 

PICKENS

12

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

15

 

RICHLAND

14

 

RICHLAND

18

 

RICHLAND

25

 

RICHLAND

27

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

2

 

SALUDA

1

 

SPARTANBURG

20

 

SPARTANBURG

17

 

SPARTANBURG

21

 

SPARTANBURG

27

 

SUMTER

6

 

SUMTER

10

 

SUMTER

12

 

SUMTER

10

 

UNION

0

 

UNION

1

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

0

 

WILLIAMSBURG

2

 

WILLIAMSBURG

4

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

WILLIAMSBURG

7

 

YORK

15

 

YORK

18

 

YORK

16

 

YORK

11

 

TOTAL

357

 

TOTAL

415

 

TOTAL

466

 

TOTAL

501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 294 of the 357 traffic fatalities in 2010.

 

 

 

*2009 and 2010 Figures are preliminary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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