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SCDPS Reports 12 Killed On South Carolina Roads August 3 – August 5, 2018

Mon, 08/06/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 12 persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, August 3, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, August 5, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates

2

US routes, SC roads and secondary roads

10

County roads

0

Seat belt used

4

Seat belt not used

1

Seat belt unknown

3

Seat belt not applicable

4 – 2 motorcyclists (neither helmeted); 2 pedestrians

As of August 5, 580 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 599 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 406 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 206 were not wearing seat belts. 

Through August 5, 83 pedestrians have died compared to 85 in 2017; 64 motorcyclists have died compared to 67 in 2017; and 10 bicyclists have died compared to 12 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 11:59 p.m. August 5, 2018.

South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through August 5

2018*

 

2017*

 

2016

 

2015

County Name

Fatalities

 

County Name

Fatalities

 

County Name

Fatalities

 

County Name

Fatalities

Abbeville

2

 

Abbeville

5

 

Abbeville

3

 

Abbeville

4

Aiken

13

 

Aiken

22

 

Aiken

20

 

Aiken

16

Allendale

2

 

Allendale

4

 

Allendale

2

 

Allendale

3

Anderson

26

 

Anderson

26

 

Anderson

32

 

Anderson

19

Bamberg

1

 

Bamberg

2

 

Bamberg

5

 

Bamberg

1

Barnwell

1

 

Barnwell

6

 

Barnwell

3

 

Barnwell

4

Beaufort

10

 

Beaufort

17

 

Beaufort

16

 

Beaufort

8

Berkeley

22

 

Berkeley

21

 

Berkeley

22

 

Berkeley

23

Calhoun

6

 

Calhoun

3

 

Calhoun

5

 

Calhoun

9

Charleston

39

 

Charleston

49

 

Charleston

25

 

Charleston

38

Cherokee

12

 

Cherokee

12

 

Cherokee

3

 

Cherokee

14

Chester

5

 

Chester

13

 

Chester

9

 

Chester

9

Chesterfield

6

 

Chesterfield

8

 

Chesterfield

5

 

Chesterfield

8

Clarendon

8

 

Clarendon

12

 

Clarendon

11

 

Clarendon

9

Colleton

11

 

Colleton

10

 

Colleton

7

 

Colleton

12

Darlington

14

 

Darlington

11

 

Darlington

16

 

Darlington

15

Dillon

4

 

Dillon

8

 

Dillon

5

 

Dillon

3

Dorchester

15

 

Dorchester

9

 

Dorchester

19

 

Dorchester

21

Edgefield

5

 

Edgefield

2

 

Edgefield

1

 

Edgefield

0

Fairfield

5

 

Fairfield

5

 

Fairfield

5

 

Fairfield

4

Florence

22

 

Florence

20

 

Florence

18

 

Florence

19

Georgetown

7

 

Georgetown

11

 

Georgetown

4

 

Georgetown

9

Greenville

34

 

Greenville

35

 

Greenville

50

 

Greenville

40

Greenwood

11

 

Greenwood

7

 

Greenwood

6

 

Greenwood

9

Hampton

1

 

Hampton

3

 

Hampton

1

 

Hampton

5

Horry

38

 

Horry

40

 

Horry

45

 

Horry

50

Jasper

7

 

Jasper

5

 

Jasper

16

 

Jasper

10

Kershaw

8

 

Kershaw

12

 

Kershaw

11

 

Kershaw

7

Lancaster

4

 

Lancaster

8

 

Lancaster

10

 

Lancaster

10

Laurens

20

 

Laurens

20

 

Laurens

9

 

Laurens

14

Lee

2

 

Lee

3

 

Lee

4

 

Lee

5

Lexington

45

 

Lexington

26

 

Lexington

24

 

Lexington

23

Mccormick

1

 

Mccormick

2

 

Mccormick

3

 

Mccormick

2

Marion

3

 

Marion

7

 

Marion

5

 

Marion

10

Marlboro

4

 

Marlboro

3

 

Marlboro

5

 

Marlboro

5

Newberry

6

 

Newberry

4

 

Newberry

3

 

Newberry

4

Oconee

11

 

Oconee

9

 

Oconee

7

 

Oconee

10

Orangeburg

24

 

Orangeburg

18

 

Orangeburg

19

 

Orangeburg

17

Pickens

9

 

Pickens

14

 

Pickens

12

 

Pickens

7

Richland

29

 

Richland

32

 

Richland

38

 

Richland

23

Saluda

1

 

Saluda

5

 

Saluda

0

 

Saluda

0

Spartanburg

45

 

Spartanburg

31

 

Spartanburg

35

 

Spartanburg

44

Sumter

11

 

Sumter

14

 

Sumter

8

 

Sumter

8

Union

0

 

Union

4

 

Union

6

 

Union

2

Williamsburg

10

 

Williamsburg

9

 

Williamsburg

10

 

Williamsburg

6

York

20

 

York

12

 

York

25

 

York

12

Total

580

 

Total

599

 

Total

588

 

Total

571

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 487 of the 580 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018  Figures are Preliminary


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