Transportation

SCDPS reports 7 deaths on SC highways, Dec. 7-9

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Monday, December 10th, 2012, 3:38pm

SCDPS reports 7 deaths on SC highways, Dec. 7-9

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven people being killed on South Carolina highways from Friday, December 7, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, December 9, at midnight.

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Deadline approaching for renewal of disabled parking permits

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Thursday, November 29th, 2012, 10:25am

Deadline approaching for renewal of disabled parking permits

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles is reminding people with disabilities who have parking placards that they must get a placard with a photo before January 1, 2013.

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SCDPS: Eight killed on SC roads over Thanksgiving holiday

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Monday, November 26th, 2012, 4:02pm

SCDPS: Eight killed on SC roads over Thanksgiving holiday

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight people being killed on South Carolina roads during the 2012 Thanksgiving holiday weekend, which ran from Wednesday, November 21 at 6 p.m. until Sunday, November 25 at midnight. Five of the deaths occurred Friday through Sunday.

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Traffic fatalities from January 1 through November 25.

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Monday, November 26th, 2012, 4:00pm

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety released numbers for traffic fatalities from January 1 through November 25.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol investigated 622 of the 744 traffic fatalities in 2012.

The numbers from 2011 and 2012 are preliminary.

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Drop in gas prices fuels increase in Thanksgiving holiday travel

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Thursday, November 22nd, 2012, 9:12am

Drop in gas prices fuels increase in Thanksgiving holiday travel

Thanksgiving holiday travel volume in South Carolina is expected to increase 1% this year, due in part to the dramatic drop in gas prices, according to AAA Carolinas.

A total of 617,110 South Carolinians are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home. About 555,400 or 90% of those will drive, an increase of about 5,400 travelers over last year.

Thanksgiving is one of the most dangerous annual holidays due to its four-day length and the congestion caused by the high number of highway vacationers.

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AAA: SC gas prices cheaper now than last year

Submitted by Jeremy Turnage on Thursday, November 1st, 10:14 am

NEWBERRY COUNTY, SC (WIS)- AAA says South Carolinians are paying less for gas right now than they were just a year ago.

The group says gas prices are around $3.20 in South Carolina and have rapidly fallen by 14 cents in the last week alone.

But it goes even further than that. AAA says average gas prices in South Carolina have fallen 43 cents since the middle of September.

South Carolina now has the second-cheapest gas in the country, which is just behind Missouri's $3.15.

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SCDPS urges proper use of child safety seats

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer

Friday, September 14th, 2012, 9:22am

SCDPS urges proper use of child safety seats

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) is reminding parents and caregivers just how important it is to have their children restrained in properly installed child passenger safety seats through a series of billboards that have been placed around the state. Last year, nine children under the age of six were killed and another 9,300 injured in motor vehicle collisions in South Carolina.

“Nationally, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 12 years old,” said SCDPS Director Leroy Smith.

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