Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 10 persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, February 2, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, February 4, at midnight.
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Interstates |
0 |
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US routes, SC roads and secondary roads |
10 |
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County roads |
0 |
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Seat belt used |
2 |
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Seat belt not used |
8 |
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Seat belt unknown |
0 |
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Seat belt not applicable |
0 |
As of February 4, 69 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 97 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.
Of the 56 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 34 were not wearing seat belts.
Through midnight February 4, seven pedestrians have died compared to 12 in 2017; two motorcyclists have died compared to six in 2017; and two bicyclists have died compared to three 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 midnight February 4, 2018.
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2018* |
2017* |
2016 |
2015 |
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County Name |
Fatalities |
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County Name |
Fatalities |
County Name |
Fatalities |
County Name |
Fatalities |
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Abbeville |
0 |
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Abbeville |
0 |
Abbeville |
0 |
Abbeville |
1 |
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Aiken |
3 |
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Aiken |
5 |
Aiken |
4 |
Aiken |
5 |
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Allendale |
0 |
Allendale |
0 |
Allendale |
1 |
Allendale |
0 |
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Anderson |
3 |
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Anderson |
5 |
Anderson |
7 |
Anderson |
3 |
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Bamberg |
0 |
Bamberg |
2 |
Bamberg |
0 |
Bamberg |
0 |
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Barnwell |
1 |
Barnwell |
3 |
Barnwell |
0 |
Barnwell |
0 |
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Beaufort |
1 |
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Beaufort |
4 |
Beaufort |
2 |
Beaufort |
1 |
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Berkeley |
2 |
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Berkeley |
0 |
Berkeley |
4 |
Berkeley |
2 |
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Calhoun |
0 |
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Calhoun |
0 |
Calhoun |
1 |
Calhoun |
1 |
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Charleston |
3 |
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Charleston |
6 |
Charleston |
4 |
Charleston |
8 |
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Cherokee |
0 |
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Cherokee |
4 |
Cherokee |
0 |
Cherokee |
2 |
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Chester |
1 |
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Chester |
2 |
Chester |
3 |
Chester |
3 |
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Chesterfield |
2 |
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Chesterfield |
2 |
Chesterfield |
2 |
Chesterfield |
1 |
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Clarendon |
1 |
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Clarendon |
3 |
Clarendon |
1 |
Clarendon |
1 |
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Colleton |
4 |
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Colleton |
1 |
Colleton |
1 |
Colleton |
1 |
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Darlington |
5 |
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Darlington |
1 |
Darlington |
2 |
Darlington |
1 |
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Dillon |
1 |
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Dillon |
0 |
Dillon |
1 |
Dillon |
1 |
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Dorchester |
2 |
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Dorchester |
0 |
Dorchester |
0 |
Dorchester |
2 |
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Edgefield |
1 |
Edgefield |
1 |
Edgefield |
0 |
Edgefield |
0 |
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Fairfield |
0 |
Fairfield |
0 |
Fairfield |
1 |
Fairfield |
0 |
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Florence |
5 |
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Florence |
4 |
Florence |
1 |
Florence |
0 |
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Georgetown |
1 |
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Georgetown |
2 |
Georgetown |
0 |
Georgetown |
2 |
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Greenville |
5 |
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Greenville |
5 |
Greenville |
6 |
Greenville |
9 |
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Greenwood |
0 |
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Greenwood |
1 |
Greenwood |
0 |
Greenwood |
2 |
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Hampton |
0 |
Hampton |
1 |
Hampton |
0 |
Hampton |
0 |
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Horry |
3 |
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Horry |
2 |
Horry |
5 |
Horry |
7 |
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Jasper |
0 |
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Jasper |
2 |
Jasper |
3 |
Jasper |
1 |
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Kershaw |
1 |
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Kershaw |
5 |
Kershaw |
2 |
Kershaw |
2 |
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Lancaster |
1 |
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Lancaster |
2 |
Lancaster |
1 |
Lancaster |
1 |
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Laurens |
5 |
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Laurens |
5 |
Laurens |
0 |
Laurens |
2 |
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Lee |
0 |
Lee |
2 |
Lee |
1 |
Lee |
0 |
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Lexington |
1 |
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Lexington |
6 |
Lexington |
7 |
Lexington |
1 |
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Mccormick |
0 |
Mccormick |
0 |
Mccormick |
0 |
Mccormick |
0 |
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Marion |
0 |
Marion |
1 |
Marion |
1 |
Marion |
0 |
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Marlboro |
0 |
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Marlboro |
0 |
Marlboro |
1 |
Marlboro |
0 |
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Newberry |
0 |
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Newberry |
1 |
Newberry |
0 |
Newberry |
0 |
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Oconee |
1 |
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Oconee |
0 |
Oconee |
3 |
Oconee |
0 |
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Orangeburg |
0 |
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Orangeburg |
3 |
Orangeburg |
2 |
Orangeburg |
2 |
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Pickens |
1 |
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Pickens |
4 |
Pickens |
1 |
Pickens |
2 |
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Richland |
3 |
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Richland |
5 |
Richland |
2 |
Richland |
4 |
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Saluda |
0 |
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Saluda |
1 |
Saluda |
0 |
Saluda |
0 |
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Spartanburg |
8 |
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Spartanburg |
2 |
Spartanburg |
3 |
Spartanburg |
9 |
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Sumter |
1 |
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Sumter |
1 |
Sumter |
3 |
Sumter |
2 |
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Union |
0 |
Union |
0 |
Union |
3 |
Union |
1 |
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Williamsburg |
0 |
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Williamsburg |
3 |
Williamsburg |
0 |
Williamsburg |
1 |
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York |
3 |
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York |
0 |
York |
3 |
York |
3 |
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Total |
69 |
|
Total |
97 |
Total |
82 |
Total |
84 |
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NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 63 of the 69 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2016 and 2017 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. https://scdps.sc.gov