S.C. Department of Public Safety announces eight weekend road deaths

South Carolina Department of Public Safety officials said there were eight people killed on South Carolina roadways from Oct. 23 to Oct. 25.

Two of the deaths occurred on interstates, while six of the deaths occurred on US routes, SC roads and secondary roads, according to officials. Of those, two were wearing seat belts and one was unknown. Two of the deaths recorded included a pedestrians.

As of Oct. 25, 760 people have died on the state’s highways, compared to 661 highway deaths during the same time period in 2014. Of the 504 motor vehicle occupants killed in 2015, 252 were not wearing seat belts.

Officials said 90 pedestrians have died compared to 83 in 2014, 113 motorcyclists have died compared to 81 in 2014 and 13 bicyclists have died compared to 13 in 2014.