Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of three persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, January 26, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, January 28, at midnight.
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Interstates |
0 |
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US routes, SC roads and secondary roads |
3 |
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County roads |
0 |
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Seat belt used |
0 |
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Seat belt not used |
1 |
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Seat belt unknown |
0 |
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Seat belt not applicable |
2 – mopeds, both unhelmeted |
As of January 28, 49 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 73 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.
Of the 38 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 22 were not wearing seat belts.
Through midnight January 28, six pedestrians have died compared to nine in 2017; one motorcyclist has died compared to three in 2017; and two bicyclists have died compared to one 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 January 28, 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 |
1 |
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Allendale |
0 |
Allendale |
0 |
Allendale |
1 |
Allendale |
0 |
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Anderson |
3 |
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Anderson |
4 |
Anderson |
5 |
Anderson |
2 |
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Bamberg |
0 |
Bamberg |
2 |
Bamberg |
0 |
Bamberg |
0 |
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Barnwell |
1 |
Barnwell |
0 |
Barnwell |
0 |
Barnwell |
0 |
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Beaufort |
1 |
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Beaufort |
3 |
Beaufort |
0 |
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 |
0 |
Calhoun |
1 |
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Charleston |
3 |
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Charleston |
5 |
Charleston |
4 |
Charleston |
5 |
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Cherokee |
0 |
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Cherokee |
2 |
Cherokee |
0 |
Cherokee |
2 |
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Chester |
0 |
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Chester |
0 |
Chester |
3 |
Chester |
3 |
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Chesterfield |
2 |
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Chesterfield |
2 |
Chesterfield |
1 |
Chesterfield |
0 |
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Clarendon |
1 |
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Clarendon |
3 |
Clarendon |
1 |
Clarendon |
0 |
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Colleton |
4 |
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Colleton |
0 |
Colleton |
1 |
Colleton |
1 |
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Darlington |
1 |
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Darlington |
0 |
Darlington |
0 |
Darlington |
0 |
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Dillon |
1 |
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Dillon |
0 |
Dillon |
1 |
Dillon |
0 |
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Dorchester |
0 |
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Dorchester |
0 |
Dorchester |
0 |
Dorchester |
2 |
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Edgefield |
1 |
Edgefield |
0 |
Edgefield |
0 |
Edgefield |
0 |
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Fairfield |
0 |
Fairfield |
0 |
Fairfield |
1 |
Fairfield |
0 |
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Florence |
4 |
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Florence |
3 |
Florence |
1 |
Florence |
0 |
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Georgetown |
0 |
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Georgetown |
2 |
Georgetown |
0 |
Georgetown |
2 |
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Greenville |
3 |
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Greenville |
4 |
Greenville |
3 |
Greenville |
8 |
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Greenwood |
0 |
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Greenwood |
1 |
Greenwood |
0 |
Greenwood |
1 |
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Hampton |
0 |
Hampton |
1 |
Hampton |
0 |
Hampton |
0 |
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Horry |
3 |
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Horry |
1 |
Horry |
2 |
Horry |
4 |
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Jasper |
0 |
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Jasper |
2 |
Jasper |
2 |
Jasper |
0 |
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Kershaw |
1 |
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Kershaw |
3 |
Kershaw |
2 |
Kershaw |
0 |
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Lancaster |
1 |
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Lancaster |
2 |
Lancaster |
1 |
Lancaster |
0 |
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Laurens |
1 |
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Laurens |
4 |
Laurens |
0 |
Laurens |
2 |
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Lee |
0 |
Lee |
2 |
Lee |
0 |
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 |
0 |
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 |
1 |
Orangeburg |
2 |
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Pickens |
0 |
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Pickens |
3 |
Pickens |
0 |
Pickens |
1 |
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Richland |
2 |
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Richland |
3 |
Richland |
1 |
Richland |
3 |
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Saluda |
0 |
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Saluda |
1 |
Saluda |
0 |
Saluda |
0 |
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Spartanburg |
6 |
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Spartanburg |
1 |
Spartanburg |
3 |
Spartanburg |
8 |
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Sumter |
1 |
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Sumter |
1 |
Sumter |
3 |
Sumter |
1 |
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Union |
0 |
Union |
0 |
Union |
3 |
Union |
1 |
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Williamsburg |
0 |
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Williamsburg |
2 |
Williamsburg |
0 |
Williamsburg |
0 |
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York |
2 |
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York |
0 |
York |
1 |
York |
3 |
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Total |
49 |
|
Total |
73 |
Total |
60 |
Total |
58 |
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NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 44 of the 49 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