Three killed on S.C. roadways over the weekend

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

Officials said all three occurred on U.S. routes, S.C. roads and secondary roads.

In one of the deaths, officials said a seat belt was used, while one other did not use a seat belt. The other person killed was a bicyclist.

As of Sunday, 251 people have died on state highways, compared to 270 highway deaths during the same time period in 2015. Of the 171 motor-vehicle occupants who have died in 2016, 80 were not wearing seat belts.

Thirty-five pedestrians have been killed compared to 34 during the same time period in 2015. Twenty-seven motorcyclists have been killed compared to 24 in 2015. Nine bicyclists have died in 2016 compared to eight this time in 2015.

This story was originally published April 18, 2016 at 2:34 PM with the headline "Three killed on S.C. roadways over the weekend."