SCDPS Reports 12 Killed On South Carolina Roads August 3 – August 5, 2018

Mon, 08/06/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 12 persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, August 3, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, August 5, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	2
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	10
County roads	0
Seat belt used	4
Seat belt not used	1
Seat belt unknown	3
Seat belt not applicable	4 – 2 motorcyclists (neither helmeted); 2 pedestrians

As of August 5, 580 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 599 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 406 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 206 were not wearing seat belts.

Through August 5, 83 pedestrians have died compared to 85 in 2017; 64 motorcyclists have died compared to 67 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 5, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through August 5**
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	20	Aiken	16
Allendale	2	Allendale	4	Allendale	2	Allendale	3
Anderson	26	Anderson	26	Anderson	32	Anderson	19
Bamberg	1	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	5	Bamberg	1
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	3	Barnwell	4
Beaufort	10	Beaufort	17	Beaufort	16	Beaufort	8
Berkeley	22	Berkeley	21	Berkeley	22	Berkeley	23
Calhoun	6	Calhoun	3	Calhoun	5	Calhoun	9
Charleston	39	Charleston	49	Charleston	25	Charleston	38
Cherokee	12	Cherokee	12	Cherokee	3	Cherokee	14
Chester	5	Chester	13	Chester	9	Chester	9
Chesterfield	6	Chesterfield	8	Chesterfield	5	Chesterfield	8
Clarendon	8	Clarendon	12	Clarendon	11	Clarendon	9
Colleton	11	Colleton	10	Colleton	7	Colleton	12
Darlington	14	Darlington	11	Darlington	16	Darlington	15
Dillon	4	Dillon	8	Dillon	5	Dillon	3
Dorchester	15	Dorchester	9	Dorchester	19	Dorchester	21
Edgefield	5	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	0
Fairfield	5	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	4
Florence	22	Florence	20	Florence	18	Florence	19
Georgetown	7	Georgetown	11	Georgetown	4	Georgetown	9
Greenville	34	Greenville	35	Greenville	50	Greenville	40
Greenwood	11	Greenwood	7	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	9
Hampton	1	Hampton	3	Hampton	1	Hampton	5
Horry	38	Horry	40	Horry	45	Horry	50
Jasper	7	Jasper	5	Jasper	16	Jasper	10
Kershaw	8	Kershaw	12	Kershaw	11	Kershaw	7
Lancaster	4	Lancaster	8	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	10
Laurens	20	Laurens	20	Laurens	9	Laurens	14
Lee	2	Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	5
Lexington	45	Lexington	26	Lexington	24	Lexington	23
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	2
Marion	3	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	7	Oconee	10
Orangeburg	24	Orangeburg	18	Orangeburg	19	Orangeburg	17
Pickens	9	Pickens	14	Pickens	12	Pickens	7
Richland	29	Richland	32	Richland	38	Richland	23
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	0	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	45	Spartanburg	31	Spartanburg	35	Spartanburg	44
Sumter	11	Sumter	14	Sumter	8	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	580	Total	599	Total	588	Total	571

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 487 of the 580 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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