South Carolina Department of Public Safety

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 13, 2010

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, JULY 9-11, 2010  

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, July 9 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 11, at midnight.

 

As of July 11, 396 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 471 highway deaths in this same time period in 2009. Of the 297 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2010, 164 were not wearing seat belts.

 

Through midnight July 11, 46 motorcyclists, 36 pedestrians and eight bicyclists have died on state roads and highways.

 

Interstates

  0

US routes, SC roads and secondary roads

  5

Seat belt used

  0 

Seat belt not used

  4

Seat belt unknown

  0

Seat belt not applicable 

  1 (motorcycle)

 

These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol and by the media as of midnight July 11, 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.

 

 

SG/38/10     

 

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SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES

 

 

 

 

 JANUARY 1 THROUGH JULY 11

 

 

2010*

 

2009*

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

2

 

ABBEVILLE

2

 

ABBEVILLE

0

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

 

AIKEN

16

 

AIKEN

20

 

AIKEN

14

 

AIKEN

24

 

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

5

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

 

ANDERSON

20

 

ANDERSON

24

 

ANDERSON

13

 

ANDERSON

29

 

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

2

 

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

2

 

BARNWELL

7

 

BARNWELL

6

 

 

BEAUFORT

12

 

BEAUFORT

6

 

BEAUFORT

11

 

BEAUFORT

9

 

 

BERKELEY

13

 

BERKELEY

20

 

BERKELEY

27

 

BERKELEY

16

 

 

CALHOUN

8

 

CALHOUN

4

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

4

 

 

CHARLESTON

22

 

CHARLESTON

27

 

CHARLESTON

32

 

CHARLESTON

30

 

 

CHEROKEE

6

 

CHEROKEE

4

 

CHEROKEE

9

 

CHEROKEE

7

 

 

CHESTER

6

 

CHESTER

5

 

CHESTER

9

 

CHESTER

7

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

5

 

CHESTERFIELD

6

 

CHESTERFIELD

10

 

CHESTERFIELD

3

 

 

CLARENDON

3

 

CLARENDON

12

 

CLARENDON

7

 

CLARENDON

8

 

 

COLLETON

12

 

COLLETON

11

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

10

 

 

DARLINGTON

5

 

DARLINGTON

11

 

DARLINGTON

9

 

DARLINGTON

9

 

 

DILLON

3

 

DILLON

6

 

DILLON

6

 

DILLON

4

 

 

DORCHESTER

9

 

DORCHESTER

8

 

DORCHESTER

13

 

DORCHESTER

14

 

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

EDGEFIELD

0

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

EDGEFIELD

2

 

 

FAIRFIELD

3

 

FAIRFIELD

4

 

FAIRFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

11

 

 

FLORENCE

16

 

FLORENCE

15

 

FLORENCE

26

 

FLORENCE

11

 

 

GEORGETOWN

3

 

GEORGETOWN

11

 

GEORGETOWN

8

 

GEORGETOWN

13

 

 

GREENVILLE

28

 

GREENVILLE

32

 

GREENVILLE

32

 

GREENVILLE

50

 

 

GREENWOOD

1

 

GREENWOOD

8

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

 

HAMPTON

0

 

HAMPTON

3

 

HAMPTON

1

 

HAMPTON

7

 

 

HORRY

19

 

HORRY

28

 

HORRY

23

 

HORRY

47

 

 

JASPER

7

 

JASPER

5

 

JASPER

7

 

JASPER

7

 

 

KERSHAW

8

 

KERSHAW

10

 

KERSHAW

8

 

KERSHAW

12

 

 

LANCASTER

6

 

LANCASTER

6

 

LANCASTER

9

 

LANCASTER

11

 

 

LAURENS

7

 

LAURENS

8

 

LAURENS

9

 

LAURENS

9

 

 

LEE

3

 

LEE

7

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

1

 

 

LEXINGTON

26

 

LEXINGTON

20

 

LEXINGTON

38

 

LEXINGTON

25

 

 

MCCORMICK

2

 

MCCORMICK

4

 

MCCORMICK

0

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

 

MARION

8

 

MARION

6

 

MARION

12

 

MARION

8

 

 

MARLBORO

2

 

MARLBORO

7

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

8

 

 

NEWBERRY

1

 

NEWBERRY

3

 

NEWBERRY

3

 

NEWBERRY

7

 

 

OCONEE

7

 

OCONEE

7

 

OCONEE

10

 

OCONEE

11

 

 

ORANGEBURG

25

 

ORANGEBURG

25

 

ORANGEBURG

17

 

ORANGEBURG

18

 

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

13

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

16

 

 

RICHLAND

16

 

RICHLAND

21

 

RICHLAND

27

 

RICHLAND

29

 

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

2

 

SALUDA

2

 

SALUDA

1

 

 

SPARTANBURG

22

 

SPARTANBURG

18

 

SPARTANBURG

21

 

SPARTANBURG

34

 

 

SUMTER

7

 

SUMTER

11

 

SUMTER

13

 

SUMTER

11

 

 

UNION

1

 

UNION

1

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

1

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

2

 

WILLIAMSBURG

4

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

WILLIAMSBURG

7

 

 

YORK

16

 

YORK

19

 

YORK

18

 

YORK

15

 

 

TOTAL

396

 

TOTAL

471

 

TOTAL

506

 

TOTAL

563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 342 of the 396 traffic fatalities in 2010.

 

 

 

 

*2009 and 2010 Figures are preliminary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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