SCDPS Reports Seven Killed On South Carolina Roadways September 14 – September 16, 2018

Mon, 09/17/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, September 14, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, September 16, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	1
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	6
County roads	0
Seat belt used	3
Seat belt not used	3
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	1 pedestrian

As of September 16, 701 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 702 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 486 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 247 were not wearing seat belts.

Through September 16, 108 pedestrians have died compared to 102 in 2017; 72 motorcyclists have died compared to 85 in 2017; and 13 bicyclists have died compared to 13 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. September 16, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through September 16**
2018*		2017*		2016		2015
County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities
Abbeville	3	Abbeville	6	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	5
Aiken	16	Aiken	24	Aiken	27	Aiken	19
Allendale	2	Allendale	4	Allendale	2	Allendale	3
Anderson	32	Anderson	29	Anderson	39	Anderson	25
Bamberg	1	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	5	Bamberg	3
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	5	Barnwell	5
Beaufort	12	Beaufort	19	Beaufort	21	Beaufort	9
Berkeley	25	Berkeley	23	Berkeley	28	Berkeley	25
Calhoun	6	Calhoun	4	Calhoun	5	Calhoun	9
Charleston	46	Charleston	51	Charleston	32	Charleston	48
Cherokee	12	Cherokee	16	Cherokee	4	Cherokee	14
Chester	6	Chester	14	Chester	12	Chester	10
Chesterfield	8	Chesterfield	9	Chesterfield	8	Chesterfield	11
Clarendon	12	Clarendon	16	Clarendon	13	Clarendon	11
Colleton	12	Colleton	12	Colleton	12	Colleton	15
Darlington	17	Darlington	12	Darlington	19	Darlington	16
Dillon	4	Dillon	8	Dillon	9	Dillon	4
Dorchester	18	Dorchester	11	Dorchester	21	Dorchester	24
Edgefield	7	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	1
Fairfield	7	Fairfield	8	Fairfield	7	Fairfield	4
Florence	26	Florence	22	Florence	21	Florence	22
Georgetown	9	Georgetown	12	Georgetown	4	Georgetown	10
Greenville	43	Greenville	48	Greenville	61	Greenville	46
Greenwood	14	Greenwood	8	Greenwood	8	Greenwood	9
Hampton	1	Hampton	3	Hampton	1	Hampton	6
Horry	43	Horry	46	Horry	50	Horry	58
Jasper	10	Jasper	8	Jasper	20	Jasper	11
Kershaw	13	Kershaw	14	Kershaw	11	Kershaw	13
Lancaster	8	Lancaster	11	Lancaster	13	Lancaster	11
Laurens	24	Laurens	25	Laurens	11	Laurens	16
Lee	5	Lee	4	Lee	4	Lee	7
Lexington	47	Lexington	33	Lexington	33	Lexington	29
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	3
Marion	8	Marion	7	Marion	6	Marion	10
Marlboro	4	Marlboro	5	Marlboro	6	Marlboro	7
Newberry	6	Newberry	4	Newberry	4	Newberry	5
Oconee	13	Oconee	9	Oconee	9	Oconee	11
Orangeburg	31	Orangeburg	19	Orangeburg	21	Orangeburg	21
Pickens	12	Pickens	16	Pickens	15	Pickens	11
Richland	32	Richland	39	Richland	47	Richland	30
Saluda	2	Saluda	5	Saluda	1	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	52	Spartanburg	34	Spartanburg	39	Spartanburg	49
Sumter	12	Sumter	15	Sumter	12	Sumter	11
Union	2	Union	4	Union	6	Union	2
Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	13	Williamsburg	11	Williamsburg	6
York	26	York	19	York	29	York	12
Total	701	Total	702	Total	719	Total	677

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 593 of the 701 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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