SCDPS Reports 10 Killed On South Carolina Roadways August 24 – August 26, 2018

Mon, 08/27/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 10 persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, August 24, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, August 26, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	0
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	9
County roads	1
Seat belt used	3
Seat belt not used	1
Seat belt unknown	1
Seat belt not applicable	5 – 3 motorcyclists (no helmets), 1 bicyclist (no helmet), and 1 pedestrian

As of August 26, 640 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 647 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 445 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 220 were not wearing seat belts.

Through August 26, 96 pedestrians have died compared to 90 in 2017; 68 motorcyclists have died compared to 78 in 2017; and 11 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 26, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through August 26**
2018*		2017*		2016		2015
County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities
Abbeville	3	Abbeville	5	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	4
Aiken	13	Aiken	22	Aiken	27	Aiken	18
Allendale	2	Allendale	4	Allendale	2	Allendale	3
Anderson	31	Anderson	27	Anderson	36	Anderson	22
Bamberg	1	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	5	Bamberg	2
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	4	Barnwell	4
Beaufort	11	Beaufort	19	Beaufort	18	Beaufort	9
Berkeley	22	Berkeley	22	Berkeley	26	Berkeley	24
Calhoun	6	Calhoun	3	Calhoun	5	Calhoun	9
Charleston	41	Charleston	50	Charleston	29	Charleston	43
Cherokee	12	Cherokee	16	Cherokee	4	Cherokee	14
Chester	6	Chester	13	Chester	10	Chester	9
Chesterfield	8	Chesterfield	8	Chesterfield	7	Chesterfield	8
Clarendon	10	Clarendon	15	Clarendon	12	Clarendon	11
Colleton	12	Colleton	12	Colleton	8	Colleton	14
Darlington	16	Darlington	11	Darlington	18	Darlington	16
Dillon	4	Dillon	8	Dillon	9	Dillon	3
Dorchester	16	Dorchester	9	Dorchester	19	Dorchester	23
Edgefield	7	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	1
Fairfield	5	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	7	Fairfield	4
Florence	23	Florence	21	Florence	19	Florence	19
Georgetown	7	Georgetown	11	Georgetown	4	Georgetown	10
Greenville	40	Greenville	38	Greenville	54	Greenville	41
Greenwood	12	Greenwood	8	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	9
Hampton	1	Hampton	3	Hampton	1	Hampton	6
Horry	43	Horry	43	Horry	48	Horry	54
Jasper	8	Jasper	7	Jasper	17	Jasper	10
Kershaw	10	Kershaw	14	Kershaw	11	Kershaw	12
Lancaster	5	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	10
Laurens	22	Laurens	24	Laurens	10	Laurens	14
Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	4	Lee	6
Lexington	46	Lexington	30	Lexington	28	Lexington	27
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	3
Marion	7	Marion	7	Marion	5	Marion	10
Marlboro	4	Marlboro	5	Marlboro	5	Marlboro	5
Newberry	6	Newberry	4	Newberry	4	Newberry	4
Oconee	11	Oconee	9	Oconee	8	Oconee	11
Orangeburg	27	Orangeburg	18	Orangeburg	20	Orangeburg	19
Pickens	11	Pickens	15	Pickens	14	Pickens	11
Richland	32	Richland	35	Richland	44	Richland	25
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	1	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	48	Spartanburg	33	Spartanburg	37	Spartanburg	47
Sumter	11	Sumter	14	Sumter	11	Sumter	8
Union	1	Union	4	Union	6	Union	2
Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	11	Williamsburg	11	Williamsburg	6
York	23	York	13	York	26	York	12
Total	640	Total	647	Total	657	Total	622

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 542 of the 640 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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