Wrecks on South Carolina roads kill 8 during weekend

South Carolina Department of Public Safety officials said there were eight road deaths reported during this past weekend.

Officials said seven of the deaths occurred on U.S. routes, S.C. roads and secondary roads. One death occurred on an interstate.

In five of the deaths, officials said a seat belt was not used. Two people who died were reportedly wearing seat belts.

One person killed was a pedestrian

As of Monday, 703 people have died on state highways, compared to 700 highway deaths during the same time period in 2015. Of the 452 motor-vehicle occupants who have died in 2016, 216 were not wearing seat belts.

Ninety-six pedestrians have been killed compared to 82 during the same time period in 2015. So far 101 motorcyclists have been killed compared to 106 this time in 2015. Nineteen bicyclists have died in 2016 compared to 14 this time last year.