SCDPS Reports Five Killed On South Carolina Roadways October 13 To October 15, 2023

Mon, 10/16/2023

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five people killed on South Carolina roadways during the weekend beginning Friday, October 13, at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday, October 15, at 11:59 p.m.

Please note that 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 15, 2023. For confirmation on fatality information, please contact the appropriate county coroner’s office.

SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
JANUARY 1 THROUGH OCTOBER 15

2023*		2022*		2021*		2020
COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES	COUNTY NAME	FATALITIES
ABBEVILLE	2	ABBEVILLE	5	ABBEVILLE	4	ABBEVILLE	5
AIKEN	30	AIKEN	21	AIKEN	33	AIKEN	25
ALLENDALE	1	ALLENDALE	2	ALLENDALE	1	ALLENDALE	4
ANDERSON	21	ANDERSON	38	ANDERSON	41	ANDERSON	37
BAMBERG	5	BAMBERG	1	BAMBERG	2	BAMBERG	3
BARNWELL	5	BARNWELL	1	BARNWELL	6	BARNWELL	3
BEAUFORT	19	BEAUFORT	16	BEAUFORT	21	BEAUFORT	18
BERKELEY	46	BERKELEY	38	BERKELEY	30	BERKELEY	49
CALHOUN	6	CALHOUN	3	CALHOUN	6	CALHOUN	3
CHARLESTON	44	CHARLESTON	57	CHARLESTON	59	CHARLESTON	55
CHEROKEE	14	CHEROKEE	12	CHEROKEE	22	CHEROKEE	8
CHESTER	9	CHESTER	18	CHESTER	12	CHESTER	10
CHESTERFIELD	7	CHESTERFIELD	13	CHESTERFIELD	5	CHESTERFIELD	11
CLARENDON	13	CLARENDON	15	CLARENDON	10	CLARENDON	8
COLLETON	16	COLLETON	19	COLLETON	17	COLLETON	29
DARLINGTON	21	DARLINGTON	14	DARLINGTON	16	DARLINGTON	10
DILLON	7	DILLON	7	DILLON	13	DILLON	12
DORCHESTER	9	DORCHESTER	14	DORCHESTER	21	DORCHESTER	20
EDGEFIELD	1	EDGEFIELD	6	EDGEFIELD	2	EDGEFIELD	6
FAIRFIELD	9	FAIRFIELD	6	FAIRFIELD	8	FAIRFIELD	12
FLORENCE	15	FLORENCE	33	FLORENCE	31	FLORENCE	24
GEORGETOWN	18	GEORGETOWN	14	GEORGETOWN	9	GEORGETOWN	8
GREENVILLE	56	GREENVILLE	81	GREENVILLE	74	GREENVILLE	63
GREENWOOD	11	GREENWOOD	11	GREENWOOD	10	GREENWOOD	19
HAMPTON	4	HAMPTON	6	HAMPTON	6	HAMPTON	13
HORRY	50	HORRY	57	HORRY	54	HORRY	45
JASPER	12	JASPER	18	JASPER	16	JASPER	11
KERSHAW	9	KERSHAW	13	KERSHAW	16	KERSHAW	14
LANCASTER	11	LANCASTER	13	LANCASTER	16	LANCASTER	15
LAURENS	21	LAURENS	18	LAURENS	14	LAURENS	14
LEE	3	LEE	7	LEE	4	LEE	5
LEXINGTON	33	LEXINGTON	33	LEXINGTON	45	LEXINGTON	32
MCCORMICK	0	MCCORMICK	2	MCCORMICK	2	MCCORMICK	1
MARION	13	MARION	3	MARION	8	MARION	7
MARLBORO	4	MARLBORO	10	MARLBORO	11	MARLBORO	10
NEWBERRY	7	NEWBERRY	9	NEWBERRY	10	NEWBERRY	11
OCONEE	8	OCONEE	14	OCONEE	7	OCONEE	12
ORANGEBURG	27	ORANGEBURG	40	ORANGEBURG	39	ORANGEBURG	23
PICKENS	13	PICKENS	11	PICKENS	23	PICKENS	14
RICHLAND	43	RICHLAND	56	RICHLAND	54	RICHLAND	39
SALUDA	6	SALUDA	2	SALUDA	6	SALUDA	5
SPARTANBURG	67	SPARTANBURG	46	SPARTANBURG	64	SPARTANBURG	45
SUMTER	23	SUMTER	28	SUMTER	29	SUMTER	16
UNION	5	UNION	6	UNION	6	UNION	5
WILLIAMSBURG	4	WILLIAMSBURG	8	WILLIAMSBURG	13	WILLIAMSBURG	11
YORK	25	YORK	23	YORK	36	YORK	25
TOTAL	773	TOTAL	868	TOTAL	932	TOTAL	815

*2021-2023 Figures are Preliminary.

**Additional notice: Be advised, Real-Time Traffic is no longer available. For traffic and road information, please check out SCDOT's website - https://www.511sc.org/

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