SCDPS Reports Nine Killed On South Carolina Roadways June 1 – June 3, 2018

Mon, 06/04/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of three persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, June 1, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, June 3, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	1
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	8
County roads	0
Seat belt used	3
Seat belt not used	3
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	3 - 1 pedestrian, 1 motorcyclist (no helmet), and 1 moped driver (no helmet)

As of June 3, 407 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 449 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 291 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 145 were not wearing seat belts.

Through June 3, 61 pedestrians have died compared to 58 in 2017; 40 motorcyclists have died compared to 47 in 2017; and six bicyclists have died compared to eight 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. June 3, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through June 3**
2018*		2017*		2016		2015
County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities
Abbeville	2	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	2
Aiken	8	Aiken	13	Aiken	15	Aiken	12
Allendale	1	Allendale	4	Allendale	1	Allendale	1
Anderson	20	Anderson	19	Anderson	22	Anderson	15
Bamberg	0	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	1	Bamberg	1
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	5	Barnwell	3	Barnwell	3
Beaufort	5	Beaufort	12	Beaufort	12	Beaufort	8
Berkeley	14	Berkeley	17	Berkeley	15	Berkeley	16
Calhoun	5	Calhoun	2	Calhoun	3	Calhoun	7
Charleston	27	Charleston	32	Charleston	16	Charleston	28
Cherokee	8	Cherokee	7	Cherokee	3	Cherokee	8
Chester	4	Chester	13	Chester	8	Chester	8
Chesterfield	3	Chesterfield	5	Chesterfield	4	Chesterfield	7
Clarendon	3	Clarendon	10	Clarendon	9	Clarendon	4
Colleton	10	Colleton	8	Colleton	5	Colleton	7
Darlington	10	Darlington	11	Darlington	13	Darlington	8
Dillon	3	Dillon	7	Dillon	4	Dillon	1
Dorchester	11	Dorchester	7	Dorchester	11	Dorchester	13
Edgefield	5	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	0
Fairfield	4	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	4	Fairfield	2
Florence	16	Florence	16	Florence	11	Florence	15
Georgetown	2	Georgetown	10	Georgetown	3	Georgetown	7
Greenville	27	Greenville	30	Greenville	35	Greenville	29
Greenwood	8	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	5	Greenwood	6
Hampton	0	Hampton	1	Hampton	0	Hampton	2
Horry	26	Horry	31	Horry	28	Horry	32
Jasper	5	Jasper	5	Jasper	13	Jasper	7
Kershaw	3	Kershaw	8	Kershaw	5	Kershaw	3
Lancaster	1	Lancaster	6	Lancaster	7	Lancaster	6
Laurens	13	Laurens	19	Laurens	5	Laurens	12
Lee	1	Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	4
Lexington	38	Lexington	17	Lexington	19	Lexington	14
Mccormick	0	Mccormick	2	Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2
Marion	3	Marion	5	Marion	3	Marion	6
Marlboro	2	Marlboro	2	Marlboro	3	Marlboro	2
Newberry	5	Newberry	4	Newberry	2	Newberry	2
Oconee	6	Oconee	6	Oconee	7	Oconee	5
Orangeburg	17	Orangeburg	14	Orangeburg	13	Orangeburg	14
Pickens	7	Pickens	7	Pickens	8	Pickens	6
Richland	21	Richland	23	Richland	27	Richland	12
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	0	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	33	Spartanburg	20	Spartanburg	25	Spartanburg	32
Sumter	9	Sumter	9	Sumter	7	Sumter	6
Union	0	Union	2	Union	4	Union	2
Williamsburg	8	Williamsburg	7	Williamsburg	6	Williamsburg	3
York	11	York	7	York	16	York	9
Total	407	Total	449	Total	410	Total	389

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 346 of the 407 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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