SCDPS Reports Seven Killed On South Carolina Roadways October 19 – October 21, 2018

Mon, 10/22/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, October 19, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, October 21, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	1
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	6
County roads	0
Seat belt used	0
Seat belt not used	5
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	2 - 1 moped driver (no helmet) and 1 pedestrian

As of October 21, 811 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 801 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 562 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 289 were not wearing seat belts.

Through October 21, 122 pedestrians have died compared to 125 in 2017; 84 motorcyclists have died compared to 102 in 2017; and 16 bicyclists have died compared to 15 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 21, 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	18	Aiken	26	Aiken	29	Aiken	23
Allendale	3	Allendale	4	Allendale	2	Allendale	3
Anderson	39	Anderson	34	Anderson	51	Anderson	27
Bamberg	2	Bamberg	4	Bamberg	5	Bamberg	4
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	5
Beaufort	14	Beaufort	22	Beaufort	22	Beaufort	12
Berkeley	28	Berkeley	27	Berkeley	30	Berkeley	27
Calhoun	6	Calhoun	5	Calhoun	8	Calhoun	9
Charleston	50	Charleston	59	Charleston	36	Charleston	56
Cherokee	14	Cherokee	18	Cherokee	4	Cherokee	16
Chester	6	Chester	15	Chester	12	Chester	13
Chesterfield	10	Chesterfield	9	Chesterfield	9	Chesterfield	12
Clarendon	13	Clarendon	16	Clarendon	18	Clarendon	14
Colleton	19	Colleton	16	Colleton	17	Colleton	17
Darlington	19	Darlington	13	Darlington	19	Darlington	18
Dillon	5	Dillon	9	Dillon	10	Dillon	6
Dorchester	21	Dorchester	10	Dorchester	24	Dorchester	26
Edgefield	8	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	1
Fairfield	7	Fairfield	9	Fairfield	7	Fairfield	7
Florence	33	Florence	25	Florence	22	Florence	27
Georgetown	11	Georgetown	14	Georgetown	5	Georgetown	13
Greenville	50	Greenville	58	Greenville	66	Greenville	55
Greenwood	16	Greenwood	9	Greenwood	9	Greenwood	11
Hampton	1	Hampton	4	Hampton	1	Hampton	7
Horry	49	Horry	55	Horry	60	Horry	68
Jasper	10	Jasper	8	Jasper	21	Jasper	13
Kershaw	15	Kershaw	15	Kershaw	14	Kershaw	15
Lancaster	9	Lancaster	15	Lancaster	13	Lancaster	11
Laurens	29	Laurens	26	Laurens	12	Laurens	16
Lee	7	Lee	5	Lee	5	Lee	7
Lexington	53	Lexington	39	Lexington	38	Lexington	35
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	4	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	3
Marion	8	Marion	7	Marion	7	Marion	10
Marlboro	8	Marlboro	5	Marlboro	8	Marlboro	8
Newberry	6	Newberry	5	Newberry	6	Newberry	6
Oconee	14	Oconee	14	Oconee	10	Oconee	11
Orangeburg	34	Orangeburg	21	Orangeburg	22	Orangeburg	22
Pickens	16	Pickens	18	Pickens	17	Pickens	13
Richland	37	Richland	42	Richland	54	Richland	34
Saluda	2	Saluda	5	Saluda	1	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	60	Spartanburg	41	Spartanburg	43	Spartanburg	62
Sumter	14	Sumter	15	Sumter	13	Sumter	15
Union	2	Union	5	Union	6	Union	2
Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	14	Williamsburg	12	Williamsburg	6
York	30	York	22	York	30	York	12
Total	811	Total	801	Total	811	Total	784

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 684 of the 811 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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