South Carolina Department of Public Safety

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 19, 2010

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS THREE KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, JULY 16-18, 2010  

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of three people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, July 16 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 18, at midnight.

 

As of July 18, 407 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 504 highway deaths in this same time period in 2009. Of the 306 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2010, 168 were not wearing seat belts.

 

Through midnight July 18, 48 motorcyclists, 36 pedestrians and eight bicyclists have died on state roads and highways.

 

Interstates

  0

US routes, SC roads and secondary roads

  3

Seat belt used

  0 

Seat belt not used

  1

Seat belt unknown

  1

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 18, 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, the 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 JULY 18

 

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

22

 

AIKEN

19

 

AIKEN

24

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

5

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ANDERSON

21

 

ANDERSON

24

 

ANDERSON

14

 

ANDERSON

30

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

2

 

BARNWELL

8

 

BARNWELL

6

 

BEAUFORT

12

 

BEAUFORT

7

 

BEAUFORT

12

 

BEAUFORT

9

 

BERKELEY

13

 

BERKELEY

22

 

BERKELEY

27

 

BERKELEY

16

 

CALHOUN

8

 

CALHOUN

4

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

5

 

CHARLESTON

24

 

CHARLESTON

30

 

CHARLESTON

32

 

CHARLESTON

36

 

CHEROKEE

6

 

CHEROKEE

5

 

CHEROKEE

9

 

CHEROKEE

7

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

9

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTERFIELD

5

 

CHESTERFIELD

7

 

CHESTERFIELD

10

 

CHESTERFIELD

3

 

CLARENDON

4

 

CLARENDON

14

 

CLARENDON

7

 

CLARENDON

8

 

COLLETON

12

 

COLLETON

12

 

COLLETON

9

 

COLLETON

11

 

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

12

 

FLORENCE

16

 

FLORENCE

16

 

FLORENCE

27

 

FLORENCE

11

 

GEORGETOWN

3

 

GEORGETOWN

11

 

GEORGETOWN

8

 

GEORGETOWN

15

 

GREENVILLE

28

 

GREENVILLE

32

 

GREENVILLE

32

 

GREENVILLE

51

 

GREENWOOD

1

 

GREENWOOD

8

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

HAMPTON

0

 

HAMPTON

4

 

HAMPTON

1

 

HAMPTON

7

 

HORRY

19

 

HORRY

30

 

HORRY

24

 

HORRY

47

 

JASPER

7

 

JASPER

5

 

JASPER

9

 

JASPER

7

 

KERSHAW

8

 

KERSHAW

12

 

KERSHAW

8

 

KERSHAW

16

 

LANCASTER

6

 

LANCASTER

7

 

LANCASTER

9

 

LANCASTER

12

 

LAURENS

8

 

LAURENS

10

 

LAURENS

9

 

LAURENS

11

 

LEE

3

 

LEE

8

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

1

 

LEXINGTON

27

 

LEXINGTON

20

 

LEXINGTON

38

 

LEXINGTON

26

 

MCCORMICK

2

 

MCCORMICK

4

 

MCCORMICK

0

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MARION

10

 

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

26

 

ORANGEBURG

18

 

ORANGEBURG

19

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

13

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

16

 

RICHLAND

17

 

RICHLAND

21

 

RICHLAND

28

 

RICHLAND

30

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

2

 

SALUDA

2

 

SALUDA

1

 

SPARTANBURG

22

 

SPARTANBURG

22

 

SPARTANBURG

22

 

SPARTANBURG

35

 

SUMTER

8

 

SUMTER

13

 

SUMTER

13

 

SUMTER

11

 

UNION

1

 

UNION

1

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

1

 

WILLIAMSBURG

2

 

WILLIAMSBURG

4

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

WILLIAMSBURG

7

 

YORK

16

 

YORK

20

 

YORK

19

 

YORK

17

 

TOTAL

407

 

TOTAL

504

 

TOTAL

522

 

TOTAL

589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 350 of the 407 traffic fatalities in 2010.

 

 

 

*2009 and 2010 Figures are preliminary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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