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SCDPS Reports Six Killed On South Carolina Roadways October 12 – October 14, 2018

Mon, 10/15/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, October 12, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, October 14, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates

2

US routes, SC roads and secondary roads

4

County roads

0

Seat belt used

0

Seat belt not used

4

Seat belt unknown

0

Seat belt not applicable

2 motorcyclists (no helmets)

As of October 14, 785 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 779 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 541 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 273 were not wearing seat belts. 

Through October 14, 119 pedestrians have died compared to 115 in 2017; 83 motorcyclists have died compared to 100 in 2017; and 16 bicyclists have died compared to 14 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. October 14, 2018.

South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through October 21

2018*

 

2017*

 

2016

 

2015

County Name

Fatalities

 

County Name

Fatalities

 

County Name

Fatalities

 

County Name

Fatalities

Abbeville

3

 

Abbeville

6

 

Abbeville

3

 

Abbeville

6

Aiken

17

 

Aiken

26

 

Aiken

29

 

Aiken

23

Allendale

3

 

Allendale

4

 

Allendale

2

 

Allendale

3

Anderson

38

 

Anderson

33

 

Anderson

49

 

Anderson

27

Bamberg

1

 

Bamberg

3

 

Bamberg

5

 

Bamberg

4

Barnwell

1

 

Barnwell

6

 

Barnwell

6

 

Barnwell

5

Beaufort

14

 

Beaufort

22

 

Beaufort

22

 

Beaufort

10

Berkeley

27

 

Berkeley

26

 

Berkeley

29

 

Berkeley

27

Calhoun

6

 

Calhoun

5

 

Calhoun

7

 

Calhoun

9

Charleston

49

 

Charleston

54

 

Charleston

36

 

Charleston

52

Cherokee

12

 

Cherokee

18

 

Cherokee

4

 

Cherokee

16

Chester

6

 

Chester

15

 

Chester

12

 

Chester

12

Chesterfield

9

 

Chesterfield

9

 

Chesterfield

9

 

Chesterfield

11

Clarendon

13

 

Clarendon

16

 

Clarendon

18

 

Clarendon

13

Colleton

19

 

Colleton

15

 

Colleton

15

 

Colleton

16

Darlington

19

 

Darlington

13

 

Darlington

19

 

Darlington

17

Dillon

5

 

Dillon

9

 

Dillon

10

 

Dillon

5

Dorchester

19

 

Dorchester

10

 

Dorchester

22

 

Dorchester

25

Edgefield

8

 

Edgefield

2

 

Edgefield

1

 

Edgefield

1

Fairfield

7

 

Fairfield

8

 

Fairfield

7

 

Fairfield

6

Florence

31

 

Florence

25

 

Florence

22

 

Florence

25

Georgetown

10

 

Georgetown

14

 

Georgetown

5

 

Georgetown

13

Greenville

49

 

Greenville

55

 

Greenville

64

 

Greenville

53

Greenwood

16

 

Greenwood

9

 

Greenwood

9

 

Greenwood

10

Hampton

1

 

Hampton

4

 

Hampton

1

 

Hampton

7

Horry

48

 

Horry

52

 

Horry

58

 

Horry

68

Jasper

10

 

Jasper

8

 

Jasper

21

 

Jasper

13

Kershaw

15

 

Kershaw

15

 

Kershaw

13

 

Kershaw

15

Lancaster

9

 

Lancaster

14

 

Lancaster

13

 

Lancaster

11

Laurens

29

 

Laurens

26

 

Laurens

12

 

Laurens

16

Lee

6

 

Lee

5

 

Lee

5

 

Lee

7

Lexington

51

 

Lexington

38

 

Lexington

37

 

Lexington

35

Mccormick

1

 

Mccormick

3

 

Mccormick

3

 

Mccormick

3

Marion

8

 

Marion

7

 

Marion

7

 

Marion

10

Marlboro

6

 

Marlboro

5

 

Marlboro

8

 

Marlboro

8

Newberry

6

 

Newberry

5

 

Newberry

6

 

Newberry

5

Oconee

14

 

Oconee

14

 

Oconee

10

 

Oconee

11

Orangeburg

32

 

Orangeburg

21

 

Orangeburg

22

 

Orangeburg

22

Pickens

15

 

Pickens

18

 

Pickens

16

 

Pickens

11

Richland

35

 

Richland

42

 

Richland

52

 

Richland

33

Saluda

2

 

Saluda

5

 

Saluda

1

 

Saluda

0

Spartanburg

59

 

Spartanburg

39

 

Spartanburg

41

 

Spartanburg

58

Sumter

14

 

Sumter

15

 

Sumter

12

 

Sumter

15

Union

2

 

Union

5

 

Union

6

 

Union

2

Williamsburg

10

 

Williamsburg

14

 

Williamsburg

12

 

Williamsburg

6

York

30

 

York

21

 

York

30

 

York

12

Total

785

 

Total

779

 

Total

791

 

Total

757

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 661 of the 785 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018  Figures are Preliminary


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