SCDPS Reports Three Killed on South Carolina Roadways July 6 - July 8, 2018

Mon, 07/09/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of three persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, July 6, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, July 8, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	0
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	3
County roads	0
Seat belt used	0
Seat belt not used	1
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	2 – 1 bicyclist (no helmet) and 1 motorcyclist (no helmet)

As of July 8, 494 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 535 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 350 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 176 were not wearing seat belts.

Through July 8, 69 pedestrians have died compared to 75 in 2017; 51 motorcyclists have died compared to 55 in 2017; and nine bicyclists have died compared to nine 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. July 8, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through July 8**
2018*		2017*		2016		2015
County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities
Abbeville	2	Abbeville	5	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	4
Aiken	12	Aiken	17	Aiken	17	Aiken	16
Allendale	1	Allendale	4	Allendale	1	Allendale	2
Anderson	24	Anderson	23	Anderson	28	Anderson	15
Bamberg	0	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	1
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	3	Barnwell	4
Beaufort	6	Beaufort	15	Beaufort	15	Beaufort	8
Berkeley	16	Berkeley	18	Berkeley	20	Berkeley	19
Calhoun	5	Calhoun	2	Calhoun	4	Calhoun	8
Charleston	32	Charleston	43	Charleston	22	Charleston	32
Cherokee	11	Cherokee	10	Cherokee	3	Cherokee	11
Chester	5	Chester	13	Chester	8	Chester	8
Chesterfield	6	Chesterfield	6	Chesterfield	5	Chesterfield	8
Clarendon	6	Clarendon	12	Clarendon	10	Clarendon	5
Colleton	10	Colleton	9	Colleton	7	Colleton	10
Darlington	11	Darlington	11	Darlington	15	Darlington	13
Dillon	4	Dillon	7	Dillon	4	Dillon	2
Dorchester	13	Dorchester	8	Dorchester	14	Dorchester	14
Edgefield	5	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	0
Fairfield	4	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	3
Florence	21	Florence	18	Florence	14	Florence	15
Georgetown	5	Georgetown	10	Georgetown	4	Georgetown	8
Greenville	31	Greenville	32	Greenville	42	Greenville	40
Greenwood	9	Greenwood	7	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	7
Hampton	1	Hampton	2	Hampton	1	Hampton	2
Horry	31	Horry	35	Horry	42	Horry	43
Jasper	5	Jasper	5	Jasper	16	Jasper	7
Kershaw	8	Kershaw	9	Kershaw	9	Kershaw	4
Lancaster	3	Lancaster	7	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	8
Laurens	19	Laurens	20	Laurens	7	Laurens	13
Lee	1	Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	4
Lexington	43	Lexington	24	Lexington	24	Lexington	20
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	2
Marion	3	Marion	5	Marion	4	Marion	8
Marlboro	3	Marlboro	2	Marlboro	3	Marlboro	3
Newberry	6	Newberry	4	Newberry	2	Newberry	4
Oconee	10	Oconee	8	Oconee	7	Oconee	9
Orangeburg	19	Orangeburg	17	Orangeburg	16	Orangeburg	16
Pickens	7	Pickens	13	Pickens	10	Pickens	6
Richland	25	Richland	28	Richland	33	Richland	20
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	0	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	36	Spartanburg	25	Spartanburg	27	Spartanburg	38
Sumter	10	Sumter	12	Sumter	7	Sumter	7
Union	0	Union	3	Union	4	Union	2
Williamsburg	8	Williamsburg	9	Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	6
York	14	York	12	York	22	York	9
Total	494	Total	535	Total	514	Total	484

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 424 of the 494 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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