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SCDPS Reports Four Killed On South Carolina Roadways March 28 To March 30, 2025
Monday, Mar 31, 2025
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2025
Contact: Your local Highway Patrol Community Relations Officer, 803-896-8144
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four people killed on South Carolina roadways during the weekend beginning Friday, March 28, at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday, March 30, at 11:59 p.m.
Please note that 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. on March 30, 2025. For confirmation on fatality information, please contact the appropriate county coroner’s office.
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
January 1 through March 30
| County Name | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Aiken | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Allendale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anderson | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Bamberg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Barnwell | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Beaufort | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Berkeley | 9 | 10 | 23 | 10 |
| Calhoun | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Charleston | 7 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Cherokee | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Chester | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Clarendon | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Colleton | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Darlington | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Dillon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dorchester | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Edgefield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Fairfield | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Florence | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Georgetown | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Greenville | 6 | 24 | 15 | 26 |
| Greenwood | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Hampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Horry | 15 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| Jasper | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Kershaw | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Lancaster | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Laurens | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Lee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Lexington | 6 | 17 | 8 | 6 |
| Marion | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Marlboro | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| McCormick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Newberry | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Oconee | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Orangeburg | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
| Pickens | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Richland | 9 | 7 | 13 | 15 |
| Saluda | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Spartanburg | 15 | 16 | 20 | 7 |
| Sumter | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| Union | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Williamsburg | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| York | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 158 | 239 | 251 | 231 |
*2023-2025 figures are preliminary.
**Additional notice: Be advised, Real-Time Traffic is no longer available. For traffic and road information, please check out SCDOT's website - https://www.511sc.org/
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services, Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame. Our mission is to ensure public safety by protecting and serving the people of South Carolina and its visitors.
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