South Carolina Department of Public Safety

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 30, 2010

Sid Gaulden, 803-896-8409

 

FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED 

ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS, AUGUST 27-29, 2010  

 

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, August 27 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, August 29, at midnight.

 

As of August 29, 501 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 601 highway deaths in this same time period in 2009. Of the 371 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2010, 211 were not wearing seat belts.

 

Through midnight August 29, 56 motorcyclists, 49 pedestrians and 10 bicyclists have died on state roads and highways.

 

Interstates

  1

US routes, SC roads and secondary roads

  5

Seat belt used

  1 

Seat belt not used

  5

Seat belt unknown

  0

Seat belt not applicable 

  0

 

These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions reported to the South Carolina Highway Patrol and by the media as of midnight August 29, 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/46/10     

 

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SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES

 

 

 

 

 JANUARY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 29

 

 

2010*

 

2009*

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALTIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

COUNTY NAME

FATALITIES

 

 

ABBEVILLE

3

 

ABBEVILLE

2

 

ABBEVILLE

0

 

ABBEVILLE

4

 

 

AIKEN

17

 

AIKEN

27

 

AIKEN

21

 

AIKEN

27

 

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

2

 

ALLENDALE

5

 

ALLENDALE

0

 

 

ANDERSON

26

 

ANDERSON

27

 

ANDERSON

17

 

ANDERSON

37

 

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

3

 

BAMBERG

2

 

BAMBERG

4

 

 

BARNWELL

1

 

BARNWELL

3

 

BARNWELL

8

 

BARNWELL

7

 

 

BEAUFORT

15

 

BEAUFORT

7

 

BEAUFORT

12

 

BEAUFORT

12

 

 

BERKELEY

16

 

BERKELEY

24

 

BERKELEY

30

 

BERKELEY

17

 

 

CALHOUN

8

 

CALHOUN

5

 

CALHOUN

1

 

CALHOUN

7

 

 

CHARLESTON

29

 

CHARLESTON

33

 

CHARLESTON

38

 

CHARLESTON

41

 

 

CHEROKEE

7

 

CHEROKEE

8

 

CHEROKEE

11

 

CHEROKEE

9

 

 

CHESTER

7

 

CHESTER

8

 

CHESTER

11

 

CHESTER

12

 

 

CHESTERFIELD

9

 

CHESTERFIELD

10

 

CHESTERFIELD

11

 

CHESTERFIELD

4

 

 

CLARENDON

7

 

CLARENDON

14

 

CLARENDON

7

 

CLARENDON

8

 

 

COLLETON

16

 

COLLETON

13

 

COLLETON

14

 

COLLETON

12

 

 

DARLINGTON

7

 

DARLINGTON

13

 

DARLINGTON

14

 

DARLINGTON

15

 

 

DILLON

10

 

DILLON

6

 

DILLON

7

 

DILLON

7

 

 

DORCHESTER

11

 

DORCHESTER

13

 

DORCHESTER

14

 

DORCHESTER

17

 

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

EDGEFIELD

0

 

EDGEFIELD

5

 

EDGEFIELD

4

 

 

FAIRFIELD

5

 

FAIRFIELD

5

 

FAIRFIELD

7

 

FAIRFIELD

14

 

 

FLORENCE

19

 

FLORENCE

17

 

FLORENCE

33

 

FLORENCE

16

 

 

GEORGETOWN

3

 

GEORGETOWN

13

 

GEORGETOWN

9

 

GEORGETOWN

18

 

 

GREENVILLE

32

 

GREENVILLE

39

 

GREENVILLE

39

 

GREENVILLE

60

 

 

GREENWOOD

3

 

GREENWOOD

9

 

GREENWOOD

5

 

GREENWOOD

6

 

 

HAMPTON

0

 

HAMPTON

4

 

HAMPTON

1

 

HAMPTON

9

 

 

HORRY

27

 

HORRY

37

 

HORRY

29

 

HORRY

63

 

 

JASPER

11

 

JASPER

6

 

JASPER

11

 

JASPER

9

 

 

KERSHAW

10

 

KERSHAW

14

 

KERSHAW

9

 

KERSHAW

20

 

 

LANCASTER

7

 

LANCASTER

10

 

LANCASTER

12

 

LANCASTER

12

 

 

LAURENS

8

 

LAURENS

14

 

LAURENS

12

 

LAURENS

14

 

 

LEE

3

 

LEE

11

 

LEE

5

 

LEE

2

 

 

LEXINGTON

28

 

LEXINGTON

28

 

LEXINGTON

45

 

LEXINGTON

31

 

 

MCCORMICK

2

 

MCCORMICK

4

 

MCCORMICK

0

 

MCCORMICK

2

 

 

MARION

10

 

MARION

6

 

MARION

13

 

MARION

10

 

 

MARLBORO

2

 

MARLBORO

8

 

MARLBORO

5

 

MARLBORO

8

 

 

NEWBERRY

2

 

NEWBERRY

4

 

NEWBERRY

4

 

NEWBERRY

12

 

 

OCONEE

8

 

OCONEE

9

 

OCONEE

11

 

OCONEE

14

 

 

ORANGEBURG

29

 

ORANGEBURG

27

 

ORANGEBURG

19

 

ORANGEBURG

30

 

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

16

 

PICKENS

9

 

PICKENS

20

 

 

RICHLAND

20

 

RICHLAND

28

 

RICHLAND

33

 

RICHLAND

38

 

 

SALUDA

2

 

SALUDA

2

 

SALUDA

5

 

SALUDA

1

 

 

SPARTANBURG

29

 

SPARTANBURG

24

 

SPARTANBURG

26

 

SPARTANBURG

42

 

 

SUMTER

9

 

SUMTER

18

 

SUMTER

18

 

SUMTER

14

 

 

UNION

3

 

UNION

3

 

UNION

4

 

UNION

2

 

 

WILLIAMSBURG

4

 

WILLIAMSBURG

5

 

WILLIAMSBURG

6

 

WILLIAMSBURG

8

 

 

YORK

18

 

YORK

22

 

YORK

23

 

YORK

19

 

 

TOTAL

501

 

TOTAL

601

 

TOTAL

621

 

TOTAL

738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 416 of the 501 traffic fatalities in 2010.

 

 

 

 

*2009 and 2010 Figures are preliminary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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