COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four people killed on South Carolina roadways during the weekend beginning Friday, March 17, at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday, March 19, at 11:59 p.m.
Please note that these numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions compiled by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety as of 11:59 p.m. March 19, 2023. For confirmation on fatality information, please contact the appropriate county coroner’s office.
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
JANUARY 1 THROUGH MARCH 19
| 2023* | 2022* | 2021* | 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTY NAME | FATALITIES | COUNTY NAME | FATALITIES | COUNTY NAME | FATALITIES | COUNTY NAME | FATALITIES | |||
| ABBEVILLE | 0 | ABBEVILLE | 1 | ABBEVILLE | 2 | ABBEVILLE | 2 | |||
| AIKEN | 6 | AIKEN | 4 | AIKEN | 6 | AIKEN | 3 | |||
| ALLENDALE | 0 | ALLENDALE | 1 | ALLENDALE | 0 | ALLENDALE | 0 | |||
| ANDERSON | 5 | ANDERSON | 7 | ANDERSON | 9 | ANDERSON | 5 | |||
| BAMBERG | 1 | BAMBERG | 1 | BAMBERG | 0 | BAMBERG | 0 | |||
| BARNWELL | 1 | BARNWELL | 1 | BARNWELL | 2 | BARNWELL | 0 | |||
| BEAUFORT | 6 | BEAUFORT | 2 | BEAUFORT | 5 | BEAUFORT | 6 | |||
| BERKELEY | 17 | BERKELEY | 9 | BERKELEY | 7 | BERKELEY | 6 | |||
| CALHOUN | 2 | CALHOUN | 2 | CALHOUN | 2 | CALHOUN | 0 | |||
| CHARLESTON | 9 | CHARLESTON | 8 | CHARLESTON | 17 | CHARLESTON | 13 | |||
| CHEROKEE | 2 | CHEROKEE | 5 | CHEROKEE | 6 | CHEROKEE | 2 | |||
| CHESTER | 5 | CHESTER | 1 | CHESTER | 2 | CHESTER | 2 | |||
| CHESTERFIELD | 3 | CHESTERFIELD | 1 | CHESTERFIELD | 0 | CHESTERFIELD | 2 | |||
| CLARENDON | 4 | CLARENDON | 8 | CLARENDON | 2 | CLARENDON | 1 | |||
| COLLETON | 3 | COLLETON | 3 | COLLETON | 9 | COLLETON | 6 | |||
| DARLINGTON | 5 | DARLINGTON | 5 | DARLINGTON | 7 | DARLINGTON | 4 | |||
| DILLON | 2 | DILLON | 0 | DILLON | 2 | DILLON | 2 | |||
| DORCHESTER | 3 | DORCHESTER | 4 | DORCHESTER | 5 | DORCHESTER | 6 | |||
| EDGEFIELD | 0 | EDGEFIELD | 4 | EDGEFIELD | 1 | EDGEFIELD | 2 | |||
| FAIRFIELD | 3 | FAIRFIELD | 1 | FAIRFIELD | 1 | FAIRFIELD | 1 | |||
| FLORENCE | 7 | FLORENCE | 7 | FLORENCE | 6 | FLORENCE | 5 | |||
| GEORGETOWN | 4 | GEORGETOWN | 6 | GEORGETOWN | 0 | GEORGETOWN | 1 | |||
| GREENVILLE | 11 | GREENVILLE | 23 | GREENVILLE | 19 | GREENVILLE | 13 | |||
| GREENWOOD | 3 | GREENWOOD | 5 | GREENWOOD | 4 | GREENWOOD | 7 | |||
| HAMPTON | 0 | HAMPTON | 1 | HAMPTON | 0 | HAMPTON | 1 | |||
| HORRY | 8 | HORRY | 16 | HORRY | 17 | HORRY | 10 | |||
| JASPER | 2 | JASPER | 6 | JASPER | 4 | JASPER | 1 | |||
| KERSHAW | 3 | KERSHAW | 4 | KERSHAW | 4 | KERSHAW | 4 | |||
| LANCASTER | 3 | LANCASTER | 3 | LANCASTER | 3 | LANCASTER | 5 | |||
| LAURENS | 2 | LAURENS | 6 | LAURENS | 3 | LAURENS | 4 | |||
| LEE | 1 | LEE | 5 | LEE | 0 | LEE | 1 | |||
| LEXINGTON | 4 | LEXINGTON | 4 | LEXINGTON | 13 | LEXINGTON | 11 | |||
| MCCORMICK | 0 | MCCORMICK | 0 | MCCORMICK | 1 | MCCORMICK | 0 | |||
| MARION | 2 | MARION | 1 | MARION | 2 | MARION | 0 | |||
| MARLBORO | 2 | MARLBORO | 3 | MARLBORO | 2 | MARLBORO | 2 | |||
| NEWBERRY | 0 | NEWBERRY | 2 | NEWBERRY | 4 | NEWBERRY | 2 | |||
| OCONEE | 2 | OCONEE | 6 | OCONEE | 2 | OCONEE | 2 | |||
| ORANGEBURG | 10 | ORANGEBURG | 8 | ORANGEBURG | 8 | ORANGEBURG | 3 | |||
| PICKENS | 2 | PICKENS | 6 | PICKENS | 5 | PICKENS | 3 | |||
| RICHLAND | 11 | RICHLAND | 13 | RICHLAND | 11 | RICHLAND | 10 | |||
| SALUDA | 3 | SALUDA | 0 | SALUDA | 1 | SALUDA | 2 | |||
| SPARTANBURG | 13 | SPARTANBURG | 6 | SPARTANBURG | 14 | SPARTANBURG | 11 | |||
| SUMTER | 6 | SUMTER | 11 | SUMTER | 8 | SUMTER | 1 | |||
| UNION | 1 | UNION | 1 | UNION | 2 | UNION | 1 | |||
| WILLIAMSBURG | 2 | WILLIAMSBURG | 2 | WILLIAMSBURG | 3 | WILLIAMSBURG | 2 | |||
| YORK | 5 | YORK | 3 | YORK | 12 | YORK | 5 | |||
| TOTAL | 184 | TOTAL | 216 | TOTAL | 233 | TOTAL | 170 | |||
NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 162 of the 184 traffic fatalities in 2023.
*2023-2021 Figures are Preliminary.
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The South Carolina Department of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services, Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs, Immigration Enforcement Unit 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.