It’s no secret to the residents of South Carolina (or to the whole of the United States for that matter) that South Carolina has been tied for the #1 spot with Montana for worst drivers. In 2014, the number of people who died in vehicle accidents was 585 as reported by the SC Department of Public Safety. This year is going to be worse than that as already we have 676 reported deaths.

If you have ever wondered which places in South Carolina were worse than others than I have answers for you. Here are the 10 counties in South Carolina that have the worst drivers as reported by the SC Department of Public Safety:

  1. Greenville

Matthew Rings/Flickr Between the years of 2007-2011, Greenville has repeatedly ranked the most dangerous county in South Carolina as 7% of all deaths due to motor vehicle accidents have happened here.

  1. Horry

Paul Chandler/Flickr Horry County is tied with Lexington, and Charleston. Horry County reported 52 fatal car accidents which is 6% of the state.

  1. Lexington

Donald Lee Pardue/Flickr Lexington County is tied with Horry and Charleston. As with Horry, Lexington also reported 52 fatalities which is 6%.

  1. Charleston

Via Tsuji/Flickr Charleston County is ranked #4 among all the counties in South Carolina and is roughly tied with Horry and Lexington counties. Charleston reported 50 fatalities which is 6% overall.

  1. Anderson

Bill Herndon/Flickr Anderson, Spartanburg, and Richland have roughly the same estimates with all of them topping the charts at 5% of the state’s fatalities due to car accidents each. Anderson reported a total of 43 in their area.

  1. Spartanburg

-ted/Flickr Spartanburg County has reported a total number of 43 in their area as well which puts them in 5% of the state.

  1. Richland

sayednairb/Flickr Richland County is roughly tied with Anderson and Spartanburg with a reported 40 fatalities in and around their area which also puts them at 5% of the state’s fatalities.

  1. Berkeley

Kaitlin Shiner/Flickr Berkeley County reported 34 fatal accidents which makes them top out at 4% of the state’s driving related deaths.

  1. York

Ken Lund/Flickr York County reported 31 fatalities in their area also bringing them in at 4% of the state’s fatality percentages.

  1. Aiken

Martin LaBar/Flickr Aiken County topped our list in the #10 spot reporting 29 fatal accidents which made them tie with Berkeley and York counties at 4%.

Did you know?

CBS reported that I-26 was amongst the top deadliest roads in the nation. It seems to be particularly terrible between Orangeburg and Charleston. SC Department of Public Safety has taken notice of these facts and is looking into what is making this road such a nightmare. However, it’s the rural and single lane roads that still hold the record for fatalities due to many factors including DUI, deer crashes, driving too fast, driving too fast for conditions, and poor road conditions.

There’s no doubt that something serious is going on with the roads in South Carolina. There’re a lot of factors that play into these rankings. Let’s make the next year better for us. I’m sure with a little diligence and a bit more focus on what we’re doing behind the wheel of our vehicles could potentially help to make our roads a bit safer. Drive safe everyone.

Matthew Rings/Flickr

Between the years of 2007-2011, Greenville has repeatedly ranked the most dangerous county in South Carolina as 7% of all deaths due to motor vehicle accidents have happened here.

Paul Chandler/Flickr

Horry County is tied with Lexington, and Charleston. Horry County reported 52 fatal car accidents which is 6% of the state.

Donald Lee Pardue/Flickr

Lexington County is tied with Horry and Charleston. As with Horry, Lexington also reported 52 fatalities which is 6%.

Via Tsuji/Flickr

Charleston County is ranked #4 among all the counties in South Carolina and is roughly tied with Horry and Lexington counties. Charleston reported 50 fatalities which is 6% overall.

Bill Herndon/Flickr

Anderson, Spartanburg, and Richland have roughly the same estimates with all of them topping the charts at 5% of the state’s fatalities due to car accidents each. Anderson reported a total of 43 in their area.

-ted/Flickr

Spartanburg County has reported a total number of 43 in their area as well which puts them in 5% of the state.

sayednairb/Flickr

Richland County is roughly tied with Anderson and Spartanburg with a reported 40 fatalities in and around their area which also puts them at 5% of the state’s fatalities.

Kaitlin Shiner/Flickr

Berkeley County reported 34 fatal accidents which makes them top out at 4% of the state’s driving related deaths.

Ken Lund/Flickr

York County reported 31 fatalities in their area also bringing them in at 4% of the state’s fatality percentages.

Martin LaBar/Flickr

Aiken County topped our list in the #10 spot reporting 29 fatal accidents which made them tie with Berkeley and York counties at 4%.

CBS reported that I-26 was amongst the top deadliest roads in the nation. It seems to be particularly terrible between Orangeburg and Charleston. SC Department of Public Safety has taken notice of these facts and is looking into what is making this road such a nightmare. However, it’s the rural and single lane roads that still hold the record for fatalities due to many factors including DUI, deer crashes, driving too fast, driving too fast for conditions, and poor road conditions.

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