Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, January 12, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, January 14, at midnight.
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Interstates |
0 |
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US routes, SC roads and secondary roads |
6 |
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County roads |
0 |
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Seat belt used |
1 |
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Seat belt not used |
4 |
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Seat belt unknown |
1 |
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Seat belt not applicable |
0 |
As of January 14, 2018, 30 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 29 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.
Of the 25 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 16 were not wearing safety belts.
Through midnight January 14, four pedestrians died compared to two in 2017; one motorcyclist died compared to one in 2017; and zero bicyclists have died compared to zero in 2017 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 January 14, 2018.
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2018* |
2017* |
2016 |
2015 |
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County Name |
Fatalities |
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County Name |
Fatalities |
County Name |
Fatalities |
County Name |
Fatalities |
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Abbeville |
0 |
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Abbeville |
0 |
Abbeville |
0 |
Abbeville |
0 |
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Aiken |
2 |
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Aiken |
1 |
Aiken |
3 |
Aiken |
1 |
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Allendale |
0 |
Allendale |
0 |
Allendale |
1 |
Allendale |
0 |
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Anderson |
2 |
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Anderson |
1 |
Anderson |
1 |
Anderson |
1 |
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Bamberg |
0 |
Bamberg |
0 |
Bamberg |
0 |
Bamberg |
0 |
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Barnwell |
1 |
Barnwell |
0 |
Barnwell |
0 |
Barnwell |
0 |
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Beaufort |
0 |
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Beaufort |
1 |
Beaufort |
0 |
Beaufort |
1 |
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Berkeley |
0 |
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Berkeley |
0 |
Berkeley |
2 |
Berkeley |
1 |
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Calhoun |
0 |
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Calhoun |
0 |
Calhoun |
0 |
Calhoun |
0 |
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Charleston |
3 |
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Charleston |
3 |
Charleston |
2 |
Charleston |
4 |
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Cherokee |
0 |
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Cherokee |
0 |
Cherokee |
0 |
Cherokee |
0 |
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Chester |
0 |
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Chester |
0 |
Chester |
2 |
Chester |
1 |
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Chesterfield |
1 |
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Chesterfield |
1 |
Chesterfield |
0 |
Chesterfield |
0 |
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Clarendon |
1 |
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Clarendon |
3 |
Clarendon |
0 |
Clarendon |
0 |
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Colleton |
3 |
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Colleton |
0 |
Colleton |
1 |
Colleton |
0 |
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Darlington |
1 |
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Darlington |
0 |
Darlington |
0 |
Darlington |
0 |
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Dillon |
1 |
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Dillon |
0 |
Dillon |
0 |
Dillon |
0 |
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Dorchester |
0 |
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Dorchester |
0 |
Dorchester |
0 |
Dorchester |
2 |
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Edgefield |
0 |
Edgefield |
0 |
Edgefield |
0 |
Edgefield |
0 |
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Fairfield |
0 |
Fairfield |
0 |
Fairfield |
1 |
Fairfield |
0 |
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Florence |
2 |
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Florence |
0 |
Florence |
1 |
Florence |
0 |
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Georgetown |
0 |
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Georgetown |
2 |
Georgetown |
0 |
Georgetown |
0 |
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Greenville |
1 |
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Greenville |
2 |
Greenville |
1 |
Greenville |
4 |
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Greenwood |
0 |
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Greenwood |
0 |
Greenwood |
0 |
Greenwood |
1 |
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Hampton |
0 |
Hampton |
1 |
Hampton |
0 |
Hampton |
0 |
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Horry |
1 |
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Horry |
0 |
Horry |
0 |
Horry |
3 |
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Jasper |
0 |
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Jasper |
2 |
Jasper |
0 |
Jasper |
0 |
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Kershaw |
1 |
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Kershaw |
1 |
Kershaw |
2 |
Kershaw |
0 |
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Lancaster |
1 |
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Lancaster |
1 |
Lancaster |
0 |
Lancaster |
0 |
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Laurens |
0 |
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Laurens |
0 |
Laurens |
0 |
Laurens |
2 |
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Lee |
0 |
Lee |
1 |
Lee |
0 |
Lee |
0 |
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Lexington |
1 |
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Lexington |
2 |
Lexington |
3 |
Lexington |
1 |
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Mccormick |
0 |
Mccormick |
0 |
Mccormick |
0 |
Mccormick |
0 |
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Marion |
0 |
Marion |
1 |
Marion |
0 |
Marion |
0 |
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Marlboro |
0 |
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Marlboro |
0 |
Marlboro |
0 |
Marlboro |
0 |
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Newberry |
0 |
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Newberry |
0 |
Newberry |
0 |
Newberry |
0 |
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Oconee |
1 |
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Oconee |
0 |
Oconee |
0 |
Oconee |
0 |
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Orangeburg |
0 |
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Orangeburg |
2 |
Orangeburg |
0 |
Orangeburg |
2 |
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Pickens |
0 |
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Pickens |
2 |
Pickens |
0 |
Pickens |
0 |
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Richland |
2 |
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Richland |
0 |
Richland |
0 |
Richland |
3 |
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Saluda |
0 |
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Saluda |
0 |
Saluda |
0 |
Saluda |
0 |
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Spartanburg |
3 |
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Spartanburg |
0 |
Spartanburg |
2 |
Spartanburg |
5 |
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Sumter |
0 |
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Sumter |
1 |
Sumter |
2 |
Sumter |
1 |
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Union |
0 |
Union |
0 |
Union |
2 |
Union |
0 |
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Williamsburg |
0 |
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Williamsburg |
1 |
Williamsburg |
0 |
Williamsburg |
0 |
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York |
2 |
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York |
0 |
York |
0 |
York |
2 |
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Total |
30 |
|
Total |
29 |
Total |
26 |
Total |
35 |
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NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 27 of the 30 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2016 and 2017 Figures are preliminary.
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. https://scdps.sc.gov