Seven killed on S.C. roadways over the weekend

South Carolina Department of Public Safety officials said there were seven road deaths reported over the weekend.

Officials said five people were killed on U.S. routes, S.C. roads and secondary roads between Jan. 15 and Jan. 17. One person was killed on an Interstate and one person was killed on a county road.

Of the seven killed, six people were not wearing seat belts at the time of their collisions.

As of Jan. 18, 30 people have died on state highways, compared to 39 highways deaths during the same time period in 2015. Of the 22 motor-vehicle occupants who have died in 2016, 14 were not wearing seat belts.

Four pedestrians have been killed compared to eight during the same time period in 2015. Two motorcyclist has been killed compared to four in 2015. One bicyclists has died in 2016 compared to one this time in 2015.