SCDPS Reports Six Killed On South Carolina Roadways August 10 – August 12, 2018

Mon, 08/13/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, August 10, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, August 12, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	1
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	4
County roads	1
Seat belt used	1
Seat belt not used	4
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	1 – 1 pedestrian

As of August 12, 605 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 609 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 420 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 212 were not wearing seat belts.

Through August 12, 92 pedestrians have died compared to 85 in 2017; 65 motorcyclists have died compared to 69 in 2017; and 10 bicyclists have died compared to 12 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. August 12, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through August 12**
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	13	Aiken	22	Aiken	24	Aiken	16
Allendale	2	Allendale	4	Allendale	2	Allendale	3
Anderson	28	Anderson	26	Anderson	32	Anderson	21
Bamberg	1	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	5	Bamberg	2
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	3	Barnwell	4
Beaufort	11	Beaufort	17	Beaufort	16	Beaufort	8
Berkeley	22	Berkeley	21	Berkeley	24	Berkeley	23
Calhoun	6	Calhoun	3	Calhoun	5	Calhoun	9
Charleston	40	Charleston	49	Charleston	25	Charleston	41
Cherokee	12	Cherokee	14	Cherokee	3	Cherokee	14
Chester	5	Chester	13	Chester	9	Chester	9
Chesterfield	7	Chesterfield	8	Chesterfield	6	Chesterfield	8
Clarendon	9	Clarendon	13	Clarendon	11	Clarendon	9
Colleton	12	Colleton	11	Colleton	7	Colleton	13
Darlington	15	Darlington	11	Darlington	18	Darlington	16
Dillon	4	Dillon	8	Dillon	8	Dillon	3
Dorchester	16	Dorchester	9	Dorchester	19	Dorchester	21
Edgefield	6	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	0
Fairfield	5	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	7	Fairfield	4
Florence	22	Florence	20	Florence	18	Florence	19
Georgetown	7	Georgetown	11	Georgetown	4	Georgetown	9
Greenville	35	Greenville	35	Greenville	51	Greenville	41
Greenwood	12	Greenwood	8	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	9
Hampton	1	Hampton	3	Hampton	1	Hampton	5
Horry	40	Horry	40	Horry	46	Horry	52
Jasper	8	Jasper	5	Jasper	16	Jasper	10
Kershaw	9	Kershaw	12	Kershaw	11	Kershaw	11
Lancaster	4	Lancaster	8	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	10
Laurens	20	Laurens	21	Laurens	10	Laurens	14
Lee	2	Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	5
Lexington	47	Lexington	27	Lexington	27	Lexington	25
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	2
Marion	6	Marion	7	Marion	5	Marion	10
Marlboro	4	Marlboro	3	Marlboro	5	Marlboro	5
Newberry	6	Newberry	4	Newberry	3	Newberry	4
Oconee	11	Oconee	9	Oconee	8	Oconee	11
Orangeburg	26	Orangeburg	18	Orangeburg	19	Orangeburg	17
Pickens	9	Pickens	15	Pickens	13	Pickens	10
Richland	30	Richland	34	Richland	41	Richland	23
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	0	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	46	Spartanburg	31	Spartanburg	35	Spartanburg	46
Sumter	11	Sumter	14	Sumter	10	Sumter	8
Union	0	Union	4	Union	6	Union	2
Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	9	Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	6
York	20	York	12	York	25	York	12
Total	605	Total	609	Total	615	Total	594

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 509 of the 605 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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