The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 12 persons killed on South Carolina roadways during the New Year’s Holiday reporting period, which started Friday, December 30, 2016, at 6 p.m. and concluded Monday, January 2, 2017, at midnight.
Preliminary details on these crashes are below.
| Interstates | 2 |
| US routes, SC roads and secondary roads | 9 |
| County roads | 1 |
| Seat belt used | 3 |
| Seat belt not used | 5 |
| Seat belt unknown | 2 |
| Seat belt not applicable | 2 Pedestrians |
As of December 31, 2016, 975 people have died on South Carolina highways, compared to 979 highway deaths during the same time period in 2015. Seven people were killed during the 2015 New Year’s holiday travel period.
In Berkeley County, 32 people were killed in traffic fatalities for 2016–that’s three less than last year.
Of the 635 motor vehicle occupants who have died in 2016, 322 were not wearing safety belts, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Through midnight December 31, 2016, 137 pedestrians died compared to 125 in 2015; 135 motorcyclists died compared to 140 in 2015; and 25 bicyclists died compared to 16 in 2015 on state roads and highways.
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