Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five persons killed on South Carolina roadways during the New Year’s Holiday reporting period, which started Friday, December 29, 2017, at 6 p.m. and concluded Monday, January 1, 2018, at midnight. Preliminary details on these crashes are below. Fifteen people were killed during the 2016 New Year’s holiday travel period.
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Interstates |
0 |
| US routes, SC roads and secondary roads | 5 |
| County roads | 0 |
| Seat belt used | 1 |
| Seat belt not used | 1 |
| Seat belt unknown | 0 |
| Seat belt not applicable | 2 Pedestrians, 1 moped |
As of December 31, 2017, 964 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 1,020 highway deaths during the same time period in 2016. However, 2017 numbers are preliminary as the agency continues to receive collision reports from law enforcement agencies.
Of the 644 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2017, 311 were not wearing safety belts.
Through midnight December 31, 2017, 155 pedestrians died compared to 148 in 2016; 113 motorcyclists died compared to 149 in 2016; and 19 bicyclists died compared to 25 in 2016 on state roads and highways.
Editor’s note: These numbers are preliminary and are based on fatal collisions compiled by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety as of midnight December 31, 2017.
For more detailed information on archived traffic fatality reports, please contact Laura Caskey, (803) 896-9402.
SCDPS includes the Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services, Immigration Enforcement Unit, the Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs and the SC Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame. The agency’s mission is to ensure public safety by protecting and serving South Carolina residents and visitors.