SCDPS Reports Five Killed On South Carolina Roadways July 27 – July 29, 2018

Mon, 07/30/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, July 27, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 29, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	1
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	3
County roads	1
Seat belt used	0
Seat belt not used	4
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	1 – 1 pedestrian

As of July 29, 540 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 586 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 381 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 194 were not wearing seat belts.

Through July 29, 75 pedestrians have died compared to 82 in 2017; 58 motorcyclists have died compared to 67 in 2017; and 10 bicyclists have died compared to 11 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. July 29, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through July 29**
2018*		2017*		2016		2015
County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities
Abbeville	2	Abbeville	5	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	4
Aiken	13	Aiken	21	Aiken	19	Aiken	16
Allendale	1	Allendale	4	Allendale	2	Allendale	3
Anderson	26	Anderson	26	Anderson	29	Anderson	17
Bamberg	1	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	4	Bamberg	1
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	3	Barnwell	4
Beaufort	10	Beaufort	17	Beaufort	16	Beaufort	8
Berkeley	21	Berkeley	21	Berkeley	21	Berkeley	21
Calhoun	5	Calhoun	2	Calhoun	4	Calhoun	9
Charleston	35	Charleston	47	Charleston	23	Charleston	35
Cherokee	11	Cherokee	12	Cherokee	3	Cherokee	13
Chester	5	Chester	13	Chester	9	Chester	9
Chesterfield	6	Chesterfield	8	Chesterfield	5	Chesterfield	8
Clarendon	8	Clarendon	12	Clarendon	11	Clarendon	8
Colleton	11	Colleton	10	Colleton	7	Colleton	11
Darlington	12	Darlington	11	Darlington	16	Darlington	15
Dillon	4	Dillon	8	Dillon	5	Dillon	3
Dorchester	14	Dorchester	8	Dorchester	19	Dorchester	21
Edgefield	6	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	0
Fairfield	5	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	4
Florence	21	Florence	20	Florence	17	Florence	19
Georgetown	5	Georgetown	10	Georgetown	4	Georgetown	8
Greenville	32	Greenville	34	Greenville	49	Greenville	40
Greenwood	9	Greenwood	7	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	9
Hampton	1	Hampton	3	Hampton	1	Hampton	5
Horry	33	Horry	39	Horry	43	Horry	49
Jasper	6	Jasper	5	Jasper	16	Jasper	9
Kershaw	8	Kershaw	11	Kershaw	11	Kershaw	6
Lancaster	3	Lancaster	8	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	10
Laurens	20	Laurens	20	Laurens	8	Laurens	14
Lee	1	Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	5
Lexington	44	Lexington	25	Lexington	24	Lexington	22
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	2
Marion	3	Marion	7	Marion	4	Marion	10
Marlboro	3	Marlboro	3	Marlboro	5	Marlboro	5
Newberry	6	Newberry	4	Newberry	3	Newberry	4
Oconee	11	Oconee	9	Oconee	7	Oconee	10
Orangeburg	22	Orangeburg	17	Orangeburg	18	Orangeburg	16
Pickens	7	Pickens	14	Pickens	11	Pickens	7
Richland	27	Richland	32	Richland	37	Richland	23
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	0	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	41	Spartanburg	29	Spartanburg	32	Spartanburg	40
Sumter	11	Sumter	14	Sumter	8	Sumter	8
Union	0	Union	4	Union	6	Union	2
Williamsburg	9	Williamsburg	9	Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	6
York	18	York	12	York	25	York	10
Total	540	Total	586	Total	567	Total	549

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 460 of the 540 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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