South Carolina Department of Public Safety

03/02/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/02/2026 19:08

SCDPS Reports Two Killed On South Carolina Roadways February 27 To March 1

Mon, 03/02/2026

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of two persons killed on South Carolina roadways beginning Friday, February 27, at 6:00 p.m. through Sunday, March 1, 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 March 1, 2026. For confirmation on fatality information, please contact the appropriate county coroner's office.

SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
January 1 through March 1

County Name

2026*

2025*

2024*

2023*

Abbeville

0

0

1

0

Aiken

3

6

13

6

Allendale

0

0

0

0

Anderson

3

3

4

5

Bamberg

0

2

0

1

Barnwell

1

0

3

2

Beaufort

6

2

4

5

Berkeley

6

8

7

17

Calhoun

1

0

1

2

Charleston

8

14

14

10

Cherokee

0

4

2

2

Chester

0

1

0

5

Chesterfield

1

1

0

2

Clarendon

6

1

2

4

Colleton

2

0

2

2

Darlington

0

6

3

5

Dillon

1

1

1

0

Dorchester

2

5

5

1

Edgefield

0

2

0

0

Fairfield

1

1

5

2

Florence

3

8

1

5

Georgetown

1

0

1

2

Greenville

9

8

15

12

Greenwood

3

1

1

3

Hampton

0

2

0

0

Horry

3

13

2

8

Jasper

1

4

4

1

Kershaw

3

3

0

3

Lancaster

2

3

2

2

Laurens

4

2

1

2

Lee

3

0

1

1

Lexington

10

4

13

4

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

4

8

Pickens

1

3

3

2

Richland

6

11

5

7

Saluda

1

2

0

2

Spartanburg

5

11

11

10

Sumter

4

2

3

5

Union

1

0

0

1

Williamsburg

0

1

0

2

York

1

6

5

7

Statewide Totals

106

149

153

163

*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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