South Carolina Department of Public Safety
12/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/02/2024 15:17
SCDPS Reports Six Killed On South Carolina Roadways During Thanksgiving Holiday Travel Period
Mon, 12/02/2024
COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of six people killed on South Carolina roadways during the Thanksgiving holiday period beginning Wednesday, November 27, at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday, December 1, at 11:59 p.m. For comparison, there were 11 fatalities during the Thanksgiving holiday period in 2023.
Please note that 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. on December 1, 2024. For confirmation on fatality information, please contact the appropriate county coroner's office.
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
January 1 through December 1
|
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
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|
COUNTY NAME |
FATALITIES |
COUNTY NAME |
FATALITIES |
COUNTY NAME |
FATALITIES |
COUNTY NAME |
FATALITIES |
|
Abbeville |
3 |
Abbeville |
4 |
Abbeville |
7 |
Abbeville |
5 |
|
Aiken |
27 |
Aiken |
35 |
Aiken |
25 |
Aiken |
34 |
|
Allendale |
1 |
Allendale |
2 |
Allendale |
2 |
Allendale |
1 |
|
Anderson |
40 |
Anderson |
26 |
Anderson |
42 |
Anderson |
49 |
|
Bamberg |
2 |
Bamberg |
5 |
Bamberg |
2 |
Bamberg |
2 |
|
Barnwell |
8 |
Barnwell |
5 |
Barnwell |
1 |
Barnwell |
7 |
|
Beaufort |
24 |
Beaufort |
19 |
Beaufort |
20 |
Beaufort |
23 |
|
Berkeley |
31 |
Berkeley |
55 |
Berkeley |
44 |
Berkeley |
32 |
|
Calhoun |
4 |
Calhoun |
6 |
Calhoun |
4 |
Calhoun |
8 |
|
Charleston |
52 |
Charleston |
68 |
Charleston |
59 |
Charleston |
72 |
|
Cherokee |
19 |
Cherokee |
13 |
Cherokee |
15 |
Cherokee |
23 |
|
Chester |
8 |
Chester |
10 |
Chester |
20 |
Chester |
15 |
|
Chesterfield |
9 |
Chesterfield |
8 |
Chesterfield |
13 |
Chesterfield |
7 |
|
Clarendon |
8 |
Clarendon |
16 |
Clarendon |
15 |
Clarendon |
10 |
|
Colleton |
14 |
Colleton |
16 |
Colleton |
23 |
Colleton |
17 |
|
Darlington |
19 |
Darlington |
25 |
Darlington |
17 |
Darlington |
21 |
|
Dillon |
13 |
Dillon |
9 |
Dillon |
9 |
Dillon |
16 |
|
Dorchester |
32 |
Dorchester |
13 |
Dorchester |
19 |
Dorchester |
26 |
|
Edgefield |
6 |
Edgefield |
1 |
Edgefield |
7 |
Edgefield |
4 |
|
Fairfield |
10 |
Fairfield |
14 |
Fairfield |
7 |
Fairfield |
9 |
|
Florence |
21 |
Florence |
23 |
Florence |
37 |
Florence |
34 |
|
Georgetown |
19 |
Georgetown |
19 |
Georgetown |
17 |
Georgetown |
12 |
|
Greenville |
77 |
Greenville |
68 |
Greenville |
94 |
Greenville |
85 |
|
Greenwood |
5 |
Greenwood |
14 |
Greenwood |
11 |
Greenwood |
10 |
|
Hampton |
6 |
Hampton |
5 |
Hampton |
10 |
Hampton |
8 |
|
Horry |
52 |
Horry |
58 |
Horry |
71 |
Horry |
68 |
|
Jasper |
17 |
Jasper |
14 |
Jasper |
21 |
Jasper |
20 |
|
Kershaw |
10 |
Kershaw |
11 |
Kershaw |
16 |
Kershaw |
20 |
|
Lancaster |
15 |
Lancaster |
13 |
Lancaster |
14 |
Lancaster |
20 |
|
Laurens |
15 |
Laurens |
26 |
Laurens |
21 |
Laurens |
17 |
|
Lee |
4 |
Lee |
5 |
Lee |
9 |
Lee |
6 |
|
Lexington |
46 |
Lexington |
41 |
Lexington |
42 |
Lexington |
52 |
|
Marion |
14 |
Marion |
13 |
Marion |
3 |
Marion |
9 |
|
Marlboro |
9 |
Marlboro |
8 |
Marlboro |
13 |
Marlboro |
14 |
|
McCormick |
4 |
McCormick |
1 |
McCormick |
2 |
McCormick |
3 |
|
Newberry |
8 |
Newberry |
8 |
Newberry |
9 |
Newberry |
13 |
|
Oconee |
13 |
Oconee |
12 |
Oconee |
16 |
Oconee |
10 |
|
Orangeburg |
42 |
Orangeburg |
32 |
Orangeburg |
44 |
Orangeburg |
42 |
|
Pickens |
15 |
Pickens |
16 |
Pickens |
16 |
Pickens |
29 |
|
Richland |
45 |
Richland |
58 |
Richland |
64 |
Richland |
67 |
|
Saluda |
6 |
Saluda |
6 |
Saluda |
2 |
Saluda |
6 |
|
Spartanburg |
56 |
Spartanburg |
78 |
Spartanburg |
58 |
Spartanburg |
74 |
|
Sumter |
18 |
Sumter |
27 |
Sumter |
29 |
Sumter |
30 |
|
Union |
9 |
Union |
6 |
Union |
7 |
Union |
7 |
|
Williamsburg |
6 |
Williamsburg |
5 |
Williamsburg |
8 |
Williamsburg |
14 |
|
York |
23 |
York |
30 |
York |
25 |
York |
42 |
|
Total |
885 |
Total |
947 |
Total |
1010 |
Total |
1093 |
*2023-2024 figures are preliminary.
**Additional notice: Be advised, Real-Time Traffic is no longer available. For traffic and road information, please check out SCDOT's website - https://www.511sc.org/
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