SCDPS Reports Seven Killed On South Carolina Roadways June 15 – June 17, 2018

Mon, 06/18/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, June 15, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, June 17, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	3
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	4
County roads	0
Seat belt used	1
Seat belt not used	5
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	1 - motorcyclist (no helmet)

As of June 17, 440 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 478 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 316 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 159 were not wearing seat belts.

Through June 17, 62 pedestrians have died compared to 63 in 2017; 43 motorcyclists have died compared to 48 in 2017; and seven 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. June 17, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through June 17**
2018*		2017*		2016		2015
County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities
Abbeville	2	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	2
Aiken	10	Aiken	13	Aiken	17	Aiken	13
Allendale	1	Allendale	4	Allendale	1	Allendale	1
Anderson	23	Anderson	22	Anderson	23	Anderson	15
Bamberg	0	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	1	Bamberg	1
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	5	Barnwell	3	Barnwell	3
Beaufort	5	Beaufort	15	Beaufort	13	Beaufort	8
Berkeley	14	Berkeley	18	Berkeley	16	Berkeley	17
Calhoun	5	Calhoun	2	Calhoun	4	Calhoun	7
Charleston	27	Charleston	36	Charleston	18	Charleston	30
Cherokee	10	Cherokee	8	Cherokee	3	Cherokee	8
Chester	5	Chester	13	Chester	8	Chester	8
Chesterfield	4	Chesterfield	5	Chesterfield	4	Chesterfield	7
Clarendon	3	Clarendon	10	Clarendon	9	Clarendon	4
Colleton	10	Colleton	8	Colleton	5	Colleton	8
Darlington	11	Darlington	11	Darlington	13	Darlington	9
Dillon	4	Dillon	7	Dillon	4	Dillon	1
Dorchester	11	Dorchester	7	Dorchester	13	Dorchester	13
Edgefield	5	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	0
Fairfield	4	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	4	Fairfield	2
Florence	17	Florence	16	Florence	13	Florence	15
Georgetown	3	Georgetown	10	Georgetown	4	Georgetown	7
Greenville	30	Greenville	31	Greenville	38	Greenville	36
Greenwood	8	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	5	Greenwood	6
Hampton	0	Hampton	1	Hampton	0	Hampton	2
Horry	27	Horry	32	Horry	31	Horry	36
Jasper	5	Jasper	5	Jasper	15	Jasper	7
Kershaw	6	Kershaw	9	Kershaw	8	Kershaw	3
Lancaster	2	Lancaster	6	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	8
Laurens	18	Laurens	20	Laurens	5	Laurens	12
Lee	1	Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	4
Lexington	39	Lexington	19	Lexington	20	Lexington	15
Mccormick	0	Mccormick	2	Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2
Marion	3	Marion	5	Marion	3	Marion	8
Marlboro	3	Marlboro	2	Marlboro	3	Marlboro	2
Newberry	6	Newberry	4	Newberry	2	Newberry	4
Oconee	8	Oconee	7	Oconee	7	Oconee	6
Orangeburg	19	Orangeburg	16	Orangeburg	15	Orangeburg	15
Pickens	5	Pickens	8	Pickens	10	Pickens	6
Richland	22	Richland	25	Richland	30	Richland	14
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	0	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	33	Spartanburg	22	Spartanburg	26	Spartanburg	32
Sumter	9	Sumter	11	Sumter	7	Sumter	7
Union	0	Union	2	Union	4	Union	2
Williamsburg	8	Williamsburg	7	Williamsburg	7	Williamsburg	4
York	12	York	8	York	19	York	9
Total	440	Total	478	Total	450	Total	419

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 377 of the 440 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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