South Carolina Department of Public Safety

12/22/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/22/2025 19:23

SCDPS Reports Seven Killed On South Carolina Roadways December 19 To December 21, 2025

Mon, 12/22/2025

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven persons killed on South Carolina roadways during the weekend beginning Friday, December 19, at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday, December 21, 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 December 21, 2025. For confirmation on fatality information, please contact the appropriate county coroner's office.

South Carolina Traffic Fatalities
January 1 through December 21

County Name

2025*

2024*

2023*

2022

Abbeville

1

4

5

7

Aiken

21

29

38

28

Allendale

3

1

2

2

Anderson

33

44

26

43

Bamberg

6

3

6

2

Barnwell

2

8

5

1

Beaufort

18

27

19

21

Berkeley

32

36

59

46

Calhoun

5

5

7

4

Charleston

61

62

72

63

Cherokee

15

20

14

15

Chester

9

8

11

20

Chesterfield

9

9

8

14

Clarendon

9

9

16

15

Colleton

14

17

16

23

Darlington

33

22

27

18

Dillon

8

14

11

10

Dorchester

19

37

13

20

Edgefield

6

6

4

8

Fairfield

6

10

15

7

Florence

35

27

29

39

Georgetown

7

20

21

18

Greenville

41

87

74

101

Greenwood

5

5

16

12

Hampton

3

5

5

10

Horry

62

59

62

78

Jasper

11

17

18

21

Kershaw

14

10

11

17

Lancaster

16

20

13

15

Laurens

22

17

26

24

Lee

7

4

5

9

Lexington

36

52

45

43

Marion

13

14

13

5

Marlboro

8

9

10

13

McCormick

1

4

1

2

Newberry

12

8

9

10

Oconee

17

14

12

16

Orangeburg

29

47

37

45

Pickens

15

19

17

17

Richland

48

61

58

65

Saluda

4

8

6

2

Spartanburg

71

64

82

59

Sumter

24

23

29

30

Union

3

10

7

9

Williamsburg

12

7

7

9

York

35

33

30

27

Statewide Totals

861

1,015

1,017

1,063

*2023-2025 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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