SCDPS Reports Eight Killed On South Carolina Roadways October 5 – October 7, 2018

Mon, 10/08/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, October 5, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, October 7, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	3
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	4
County roads	1
Seat belt used	1
Seat belt not used	3
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	4 – 2 motorcyclists (no helmets) and 2 pedestrians

As of October 7, 766 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 763 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 533 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 268 were not wearing seat belts.

Through October 7, 115 pedestrians have died compared to 111 in 2017; 79 motorcyclists have died compared to 99 in 2017; and 15 bicyclists have died compared to 14 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. October 7, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through October 7**
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	17	Aiken	26	Aiken	28	Aiken	23
Allendale	2	Allendale	4	Allendale	2	Allendale	3
Anderson	37	Anderson	32	Anderson	48	Anderson	27
Bamberg	1	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	5	Bamberg	4
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	5
Beaufort	14	Beaufort	22	Beaufort	22	Beaufort	10
Berkeley	27	Berkeley	26	Berkeley	29	Berkeley	26
Calhoun	6	Calhoun	5	Calhoun	6	Calhoun	9
Charleston	48	Charleston	54	Charleston	35	Charleston	51
Cherokee	12	Cherokee	18	Cherokee	4	Cherokee	15
Chester	6	Chester	15	Chester	12	Chester	12
Chesterfield	9	Chesterfield	9	Chesterfield	9	Chesterfield	11
Clarendon	13	Clarendon	16	Clarendon	18	Clarendon	12
Colleton	18	Colleton	14	Colleton	14	Colleton	15
Darlington	19	Darlington	13	Darlington	19	Darlington	17
Dillon	5	Dillon	8	Dillon	10	Dillon	5
Dorchester	18	Dorchester	10	Dorchester	22	Dorchester	25
Edgefield	8	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	1
Fairfield	7	Fairfield	8	Fairfield	7	Fairfield	5
Florence	31	Florence	25	Florence	21	Florence	23
Georgetown	10	Georgetown	14	Georgetown	5	Georgetown	12
Greenville	44	Greenville	51	Greenville	64	Greenville	51
Greenwood	16	Greenwood	9	Greenwood	8	Greenwood	10
Hampton	1	Hampton	3	Hampton	1	Hampton	6
Horry	46	Horry	51	Horry	57	Horry	65
Jasper	10	Jasper	8	Jasper	21	Jasper	11
Kershaw	14	Kershaw	15	Kershaw	13	Kershaw	13
Lancaster	9	Lancaster	14	Lancaster	13	Lancaster	11
Laurens	29	Laurens	26	Laurens	12	Laurens	16
Lee	6	Lee	5	Lee	5	Lee	7
Lexington	50	Lexington	37	Lexington	35	Lexington	31
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	3
Marion	8	Marion	7	Marion	7	Marion	10
Marlboro	6	Marlboro	5	Marlboro	6	Marlboro	8
Newberry	6	Newberry	5	Newberry	6	Newberry	5
Oconee	13	Oconee	12	Oconee	10	Oconee	11
Orangeburg	31	Orangeburg	21	Orangeburg	22	Orangeburg	21
Pickens	15	Pickens	17	Pickens	15	Pickens	11
Richland	34	Richland	41	Richland	47	Richland	33
Saluda	2	Saluda	5	Saluda	1	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	58	Spartanburg	38	Spartanburg	41	Spartanburg	52
Sumter	13	Sumter	15	Sumter	12	Sumter	14
Union	2	Union	5	Union	6	Union	2
Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	14	Williamsburg	11	Williamsburg	6
York	30	York	21	York	30	York	12
Total	766	Total	763	Total	772	Total	725

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 646 of the 766 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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