South Carolina Department of Public Safety

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 26, 2010

Contact: Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, JULY 23-25, 2010  

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of nine people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, July 23 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 25, at midnight.

 

As of July 25, 419 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 519 highway deaths in this same time period in 2009. Of the 313 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2010, 175 were not wearing seat belts.

 

Through midnight July 25, 48 motorcyclists, 38 pedestrians and eight bicyclists have died on state roads and highways.

 

Interstates

  2

US routes, SC roads and secondary roads

  7

Seat belt used

  2 

Seat belt not used

  5

Seat belt unknown

  0

Seat belt not applicable 

  2 (moped, pedestrian)

 

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 25, 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.

 

 

SG/40/10     

 

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SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES

 

 

 JANUARY 1 THROUGH JULY 25

 

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

23

 

AIKEN

19

 

AIKEN

24

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

5

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

ANDERSON

22

 

ANDERSON

24

 

ANDERSON

16

 

ANDERSON

32

 

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

14

 

BERKELEY

22

 

BERKELEY

27

 

BERKELEY

16

 

CALHOUN

8

 

CALHOUN

4

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

5

 

CHARLESTON

25

 

CHARLESTON

31

 

CHARLESTON

33

 

CHARLESTON

38

 

CHEROKEE

6

 

CHEROKEE

5

 

CHEROKEE

11

 

CHEROKEE

7

 

CHESTER

6

 

CHESTER

8

 

CHESTER

9

 

CHESTER

8

 

CHESTERFIELD

5

 

CHESTERFIELD

7

 

CHESTERFIELD

11

 

CHESTERFIELD

4

 

CLARENDON

4

 

CLARENDON

14

 

CLARENDON

7

 

CLARENDON

8

 

COLLETON

14

 

COLLETON

12

 

COLLETON

10

 

COLLETON

11

 

DARLINGTON

5

 

DARLINGTON

11

 

DARLINGTON

10

 

DARLINGTON

11

 

DILLON

4

 

DILLON

6

 

DILLON

6

 

DILLON

5

 

DORCHESTER

10

 

DORCHESTER

9

 

DORCHESTER

14

 

DORCHESTER

15

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

EDGEFIELD

0

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

EDGEFIELD

3

 

FAIRFIELD

3

 

FAIRFIELD

4

 

FAIRFIELD

2

 

FAIRFIELD

12

 

FLORENCE

16

 

FLORENCE

16

 

FLORENCE

28

 

FLORENCE

11

 

GEORGETOWN

3

 

GEORGETOWN

11

 

GEORGETOWN

8

 

GEORGETOWN

15

 

GREENVILLE

28

 

GREENVILLE

33

 

GREENVILLE

32

 

GREENVILLE

51

 

GREENWOOD

2

 

GREENWOOD

8

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

GREENWOOD

4

 

HAMPTON

0

 

HAMPTON

4

 

HAMPTON

1

 

HAMPTON

7

 

HORRY

21

 

HORRY

30

 

HORRY

25

 

HORRY

51

 

JASPER

7

 

JASPER

5

 

JASPER

9

 

JASPER

7

 

KERSHAW

10

 

KERSHAW

13

 

KERSHAW

9

 

KERSHAW

17

 

LANCASTER

6

 

LANCASTER

9

 

LANCASTER

10

 

LANCASTER

12

 

LAURENS

8

 

LAURENS

11

 

LAURENS

10

 

LAURENS

11

 

LEE

3

 

LEE

8

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

2

 

LEXINGTON

26

 

LEXINGTON

21

 

LEXINGTON

40

 

LEXINGTON

27

 

MCCORMICK

2

 

MCCORMICK

4

 

MCCORMICK

0

 

MCCORMICK

1

 

MARION

10

 

MARION

6

 

MARION

13

 

MARION

8

 

MARLBORO

2

 

MARLBORO

8

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

8

 

NEWBERRY

1

 

NEWBERRY

3

 

NEWBERRY

4

 

NEWBERRY

8

 

OCONEE

7

 

OCONEE

8

 

OCONEE

10

 

OCONEE

11

 

ORANGEBURG

25

 

ORANGEBURG

26

 

ORANGEBURG

18

 

ORANGEBURG

24

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

14

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

17

 

RICHLAND

17

 

RICHLAND

21

 

RICHLAND

29

 

RICHLAND

31

 

SALUDA

1

 

SALUDA

2

 

SALUDA

4

 

SALUDA

1

 

SPARTANBURG

22

 

SPARTANBURG

23

 

SPARTANBURG

23

 

SPARTANBURG

35

 

SUMTER

9

 

SUMTER

14

 

SUMTER

13

 

SUMTER

11

 

UNION

2

 

UNION

1

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

1

 

WILLIAMSBURG

2

 

WILLIAMSBURG

4

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

WILLIAMSBURG

7

 

YORK

16

 

YORK

20

 

YORK

20

 

YORK

17

 

TOTAL

419

 

TOTAL

519

 

TOTAL

545

 

TOTAL

615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 358 of the 419 traffic fatalities in 2010.

 

 

 

*2009 and 2010 Figures are preliminary