SCDPS Reports 11 Killed On South Carolina Roads May 18 – May 20, 2018

Mon, 05/21/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 11 persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, May 18, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, May 20, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	1
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	10
County roads	0
Seat belt used	2
Seat belt not used	4
Seat belt unknown	1
Seat belt not applicable	4 1 pedalcycle (not helmeted) and 3 pedestrians

As of May 20, 367 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 400 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 264 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 133 were not wearing seat belts.

Through May 20, 55 pedestrians have died compared to 54 in 2017; 35 motorcyclists have died compared to 43 in 2017; and six bicyclists have died compared to eight 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. May 20, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through May 20**
2018*		2017*		2016		2015
County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities
Abbeville	0	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	2
Aiken	7	Aiken	13	Aiken	14	Aiken	11
Allendale	1	Allendale	4	Allendale	1	Allendale	1
Anderson	17	Anderson	19	Anderson	20	Anderson	14
Bamberg	0	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	1	Bamberg	1
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	3	Barnwell	2	Barnwell	3
Beaufort	5	Beaufort	11	Beaufort	11	Beaufort	8
Berkeley	12	Berkeley	13	Berkeley	14	Berkeley	15
Calhoun	5	Calhoun	1	Calhoun	2	Calhoun	7
Charleston	26	Charleston	31	Charleston	13	Charleston	24
Cherokee	7	Cherokee	7	Cherokee	1	Cherokee	7
Chester	3	Chester	12	Chester	7	Chester	8
Chesterfield	3	Chesterfield	5	Chesterfield	3	Chesterfield	5
Clarendon	3	Clarendon	9	Clarendon	8	Clarendon	3
Colleton	10	Colleton	8	Colleton	5	Colleton	7
Darlington	10	Darlington	10	Darlington	10	Darlington	8
Dillon	3	Dillon	7	Dillon	4	Dillon	1
Dorchester	11	Dorchester	6	Dorchester	10	Dorchester	12
Edgefield	4	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	0
Fairfield	4	Fairfield	4	Fairfield	3	Fairfield	2
Florence	12	Florence	12	Florence	9	Florence	12
Georgetown	2	Georgetown	9	Georgetown	2	Georgetown	6
Greenville	25	Greenville	28	Greenville	33	Greenville	26
Greenwood	8	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	4	Greenwood	6
Hampton	0	Hampton	1	Hampton	0	Hampton	2
Horry	23	Horry	26	Horry	25	Horry	25
Jasper	4	Jasper	2	Jasper	10	Jasper	7
Kershaw	2	Kershaw	8	Kershaw	4	Kershaw	3
Lancaster	1	Lancaster	5	Lancaster	7	Lancaster	6
Laurens	12	Laurens	17	Laurens	5	Laurens	12
Lee	1	Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	4
Lexington	34	Lexington	15	Lexington	16	Lexington	14
Mccormick	0	Mccormick	0	Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2
Marion	3	Marion	5	Marion	3	Marion	5
Marlboro	2	Marlboro	2	Marlboro	3	Marlboro	2
Newberry	4	Newberry	4	Newberry	2	Newberry	2
Oconee	4	Oconee	6	Oconee	6	Oconee	5
Orangeburg	15	Orangeburg	14	Orangeburg	13	Orangeburg	12
Pickens	6	Pickens	7	Pickens	8	Pickens	6
Richland	22	Richland	19	Richland	22	Richland	11
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	0	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	29	Spartanburg	14	Spartanburg	22	Spartanburg	32
Sumter	7	Sumter	8	Sumter	7	Sumter	6
Union	0	Union	1	Union	4	Union	1
Williamsburg	8	Williamsburg	6	Williamsburg	4	Williamsburg	3
York	10	York	7	York	15	York	9
Total	367	Total	400	Total	362	Total	358

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 312 of the 367 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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, Immigration Enforcement Unit 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.