SCDPS Reports Four Killed On South Carolina Roadways August 17 – August 19, 2018

Mon, 08/20/2018

Columbia – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of four persons killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday, August 17, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, August 19, at 11:59 p.m.

Interstates	0
US routes, SC roads and secondary roads	3
County roads	1
Seat belt used	0
Seat belt not used	3
Seat belt unknown	0
Seat belt not applicable	1 – 1 pedestrian

As of August 19, 620 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 634 highway deaths during the same time period in 2017.

Of the 431 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2018, 217 were not wearing seat belts.

Through August 19, 95 pedestrians have died compared to 88 in 2017; 65 motorcyclists have died compared to 74 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 19, 2018.

**South Carolina Traffic Fatalities January 1 Through August 19**
2018*		2017*		2016		2015
County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities	County Name	Fatalities
Abbeville	3	Abbeville	5	Abbeville	3	Abbeville	4
Aiken	14	Aiken	22	Aiken	25	Aiken	16
Allendale	2	Allendale	4	Allendale	2	Allendale	3
Anderson	30	Anderson	27	Anderson	34	Anderson	21
Bamberg	1	Bamberg	2	Bamberg	5	Bamberg	2
Barnwell	1	Barnwell	6	Barnwell	3	Barnwell	4
Beaufort	11	Beaufort	19	Beaufort	17	Beaufort	8
Berkeley	22	Berkeley	21	Berkeley	25	Berkeley	23
Calhoun	6	Calhoun	3	Calhoun	5	Calhoun	9
Charleston	41	Charleston	49	Charleston	26	Charleston	41
Cherokee	12	Cherokee	14	Cherokee	4	Cherokee	14
Chester	5	Chester	13	Chester	9	Chester	9
Chesterfield	8	Chesterfield	8	Chesterfield	7	Chesterfield	8
Clarendon	10	Clarendon	14	Clarendon	12	Clarendon	9
Colleton	12	Colleton	12	Colleton	8	Colleton	14
Darlington	16	Darlington	11	Darlington	18	Darlington	16
Dillon	4	Dillon	8	Dillon	8	Dillon	3
Dorchester	16	Dorchester	9	Dorchester	19	Dorchester	22
Edgefield	6	Edgefield	2	Edgefield	1	Edgefield	0
Fairfield	5	Fairfield	5	Fairfield	7	Fairfield	4
Florence	22	Florence	21	Florence	18	Florence	19
Georgetown	7	Georgetown	11	Georgetown	4	Georgetown	9
Greenville	36	Greenville	36	Greenville	52	Greenville	41
Greenwood	12	Greenwood	8	Greenwood	6	Greenwood	9
Hampton	1	Hampton	3	Hampton	1	Hampton	6
Horry	42	Horry	43	Horry	47	Horry	54
Jasper	8	Jasper	7	Jasper	17	Jasper	10
Kershaw	9	Kershaw	14	Kershaw	11	Kershaw	12
Lancaster	4	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	10	Lancaster	10
Laurens	20	Laurens	22	Laurens	10	Laurens	14
Lee	2	Lee	3	Lee	4	Lee	6
Lexington	46	Lexington	29	Lexington	28	Lexington	26
Mccormick	1	Mccormick	2	Mccormick	3	Mccormick	2
Marion	6	Marion	7	Marion	5	Marion	10
Marlboro	4	Marlboro	5	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	20	Orangeburg	18
Pickens	11	Pickens	15	Pickens	14	Pickens	11
Richland	31	Richland	35	Richland	42	Richland	23
Saluda	1	Saluda	5	Saluda	1	Saluda	0
Spartanburg	47	Spartanburg	32	Spartanburg	36	Spartanburg	47
Sumter	11	Sumter	14	Sumter	11	Sumter	8
Union	0	Union	4	Union	6	Union	2
Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	10	Williamsburg	6
York	21	York	13	York	26	York	12
Total	620	Total	634	Total	636	Total	605

NOTE: The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 522 of the 620 traffic fatalities in 2018.
*2017 and 2018 Figures are Preliminary

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