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SCDPS Reports Seven Killed On South Carolina Roadways September 14 – September 16, 2018

Mon, 09/17/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, September 14, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, September 16, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates

1

US routes, SC roads and secondary roads

6

County roads

0

Seat belt used

3

Seat belt not used

3

Seat belt unknown

0

Seat belt not applicable

1 pedestrian

As of September 16, 701 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 702 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 486 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 247 were not wearing seat belts. 

Through September 16, 108 pedestrians have died compared to 102 in 2017; 72 motorcyclists have died compared to 85 in 2017; and 13 bicyclists have died compared to 13 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. September 16, 2018.

South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through September 16

2018*

 

2017*

 

2016

 

2015

County Name

Fatalities

 

County Name

Fatalities

 

County Name

Fatalities

 

County Name

Fatalities

Abbeville

3

 

Abbeville

6

 

Abbeville

3

 

Abbeville

5

Aiken

16

 

Aiken

24

 

Aiken

27

 

Aiken

19

Allendale

2

 

Allendale

4

 

Allendale

2

 

Allendale

3

Anderson

32

 

Anderson

29

 

Anderson

39

 

Anderson

25

Bamberg

1

 

Bamberg

2

 

Bamberg

5

 

Bamberg

3

Barnwell

1

 

Barnwell

6

 

Barnwell

5

 

Barnwell

5

Beaufort

12

 

Beaufort

19

 

Beaufort

21

 

Beaufort

9

Berkeley

25

 

Berkeley

23

 

Berkeley

28

 

Berkeley

25

Calhoun

6

 

Calhoun

4

 

Calhoun

5

 

Calhoun

9

Charleston

46

 

Charleston

51

 

Charleston

32

 

Charleston

48

Cherokee

12

 

Cherokee

16

 

Cherokee

4

 

Cherokee

14

Chester

6

 

Chester

14

 

Chester

12

 

Chester

10

Chesterfield

8

 

Chesterfield

9

 

Chesterfield

8

 

Chesterfield

11

Clarendon

12

 

Clarendon

16

 

Clarendon

13

 

Clarendon

11

Colleton

12

 

Colleton

12

 

Colleton

12

 

Colleton

15

Darlington

17

 

Darlington

12

 

Darlington

19

 

Darlington

16

Dillon

4

 

Dillon

8

 

Dillon

9

 

Dillon

4

Dorchester

18

 

Dorchester

11

 

Dorchester

21

 

Dorchester

24

Edgefield

7

 

Edgefield

2

 

Edgefield

1

 

Edgefield

1

Fairfield

7

 

Fairfield

8

 

Fairfield

7

 

Fairfield

4

Florence

26

 

Florence

22

 

Florence

21

 

Florence

22

Georgetown

9

 

Georgetown

12

 

Georgetown

4

 

Georgetown

10

Greenville

43

 

Greenville

48

 

Greenville

61

 

Greenville

46

Greenwood

14

 

Greenwood

8

 

Greenwood

8

 

Greenwood

9

Hampton

1

 

Hampton

3

 

Hampton

1

 

Hampton

6

Horry

43

 

Horry

46

 

Horry

50

 

Horry

58

Jasper

10

 

Jasper

8

 

Jasper

20

 

Jasper

11

Kershaw

13

 

Kershaw

14

 

Kershaw

11

 

Kershaw

13

Lancaster

8

 

Lancaster

11

 

Lancaster

13

 

Lancaster

11

Laurens

24

 

Laurens

25

 

Laurens

11

 

Laurens

16

Lee

5

 

Lee

4

 

Lee

4

 

Lee

7

Lexington

47

 

Lexington

33

 

Lexington

33

 

Lexington

29

Mccormick

1

 

Mccormick

3

 

Mccormick

3

 

Mccormick

3

Marion

8

 

Marion

7

 

Marion

6

 

Marion

10

Marlboro

4

 

Marlboro

5

 

Marlboro

6

 

Marlboro

7

Newberry

6

 

Newberry

4

 

Newberry

4

 

Newberry

5

Oconee

13

 

Oconee

9

 

Oconee

9

 

Oconee

11

Orangeburg

31

 

Orangeburg

19

 

Orangeburg

21

 

Orangeburg

21

Pickens

12

 

Pickens

16

 

Pickens

15

 

Pickens

11

Richland

32

 

Richland

39

 

Richland

47

 

Richland

30

Saluda

2

 

Saluda

5

 

Saluda

1

 

Saluda

0

Spartanburg

52

 

Spartanburg

34

 

Spartanburg

39

 

Spartanburg

49

Sumter

12

 

Sumter

15

 

Sumter

12

 

Sumter

11

Union

2

 

Union

4

 

Union

6

 

Union

2

Williamsburg

10

 

Williamsburg

13

 

Williamsburg

11

 

Williamsburg

6

York

26

 

York

19

 

York

29

 

York

12

Total

701

 

Total

702

 

Total

719

 

Total

677

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 593 of the 701 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018  Figures are Preliminary


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