South Carolina Department of Public Safety

02/23/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/23/2026 21:01

SCDPS Report Seven Killed on South Carolina Roadways February 20 to February 22, 2026

Mon, 02/23/2026

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven persons killed on South Carolina roadways beginning Friday, February 20, at 6:00 p.m. through Sunday, February 22, at 11:59 p.m.

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 February 22, 2026. For confirmation on fatality information, please contact the appropriate county coroner's office.


SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
January 1 through February 22

County Name

2026*

2025*

2024*

2023*

Abbeville

0

0

1

0

Aiken

2

5

10

5

Allendale

0

0

0

0

Anderson

2

3

3

5

Bamberg

0

2

0

0

Barnwell

1

0

3

2

Beaufort

6

2

3

4

Berkeley

5

7

5

15

Calhoun

1

0

0

2

Charleston

6

8

11

7

Cherokee

0

4

2

2

Chester

0

1

0

4

Chesterfield

1

1

0

2

Clarendon

5

1

2

4

Colleton

2

0

1

1

Darlington

0

4

3

4

Dillon

1

0

1

0

Dorchester

2

5

3

1

Edgefield

0

2

0

0

Fairfield

1

1

5

2

Florence

3

8

1

5

Georgetown

1

0

1

2

Greenville

8

5

13

10

Greenwood

2

1

1

3

Hampton

0

2

0

0

Horry

2

8

2

7

Jasper

1

3

3

1

Kershaw

2

1

0

3

Lancaster

2

3

2

2

Laurens

4

2

0

2

Lee

3

0

0

1

Lexington

8

4

10

2

Marion

0

1

2

2

Marlboro

0

1

2

1

McCormick

1

0

1

0

Newberry

0

2

4

0

Oconee

1

0

5

2

Orangeburg

2

4

3

6

Pickens

1

3

3

2

Richland

5

11

5

6

Saluda

1

2

0

1

Spartanburg

5

10

6

8

Sumter

4

1

3

5

Union

1

0

0

1

Williamsburg

0

1

0

2

York

1

6

5

7

Statewide Totals

93

125

125

141

*2023-2026 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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