South Carolina Department of Public Safety
01/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/20/2026 22:01
SCDPS Reports Five Killed On South Carolina Roadways January 16 To January 18, 2026
Tue, 01/20/2026
COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of five persons killed on South Carolina roadways during weekend beginning Friday, January 16, at 6:00 p.m. until Sunday, January 18, 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 January 19, 2026. For confirmation on fatality information, please contact the appropriate county coroner's office.
SOUTH CAROLINA TRAFFIC FATALITIES
January 1 through January 19
|
County Name |
2026* |
2025* |
2024* |
2023* |
| Abbeville |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Aiken |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| Allendale |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Anderson |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| Bamberg |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Barnwell |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Beaufort |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Berkeley |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Calhoun |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Charleston |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| Cherokee |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Chester |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chesterfield |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Clarendon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Colleton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Darlington |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Dillon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dorchester |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Edgefield |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Fairfield |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Florence |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Georgetown |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Greenville |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Greenwood |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Hampton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Horry |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Jasper |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Kershaw |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lancaster |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Laurens |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lexington |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Marion |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Marlboro |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| McCormick |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Newberry |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Oconee |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Orangeburg |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Pickens |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Richland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Saluda |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Spartanburg |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Sumter |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Union |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Williamsburg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| York |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Statewide Totals |
34 |
41 |
46 |
50 |
*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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