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State Route 29

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 44Deaths 46Counties 15Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

Between 2015 and 2024, FARS records 44 fatal crashes on State Route 29 in South Carolina, with 46 deaths.

That is 0.5% of the 9,692 fatal crashes in South Carolina over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 214% from 14 in 2005–2014 to 44 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Berkeley County (14), Horry County (6) and Florence County (5) and 12 other counties.

34.1% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (South Carolina: 32.2%) and 31.8% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 30.4% and motorcyclists 8.7% of those killed.

44fatal crashes, 2015–2024+214% vs 2005–2014
46people killed1.0 per fatal crash
34%with a drinking driverSouth Carolina: 32%
32%speeding-relatedSouth Carolina: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

0472000200520102015202020242000: 0 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 0 crashes2004: 0 crashes2005: 1–2 crashes2006: 0 crashes2007: 0 crashes2008: 0 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 0 crashes2011: 0 crashes2012: 7 crashes2013: 5 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 7 crashes2016: 4 crashes2017: 4 crashes2018: 6 crashes2019: 4 crashes2020: 6 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 5 crashes2023: 4 crashes2024: 1–2 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 29 (SC) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 1–2 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in South Carolina

MeasureState Route 29South Carolina
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024449,692
Deaths, 2015–20244610,473
Deaths per fatal crash1.01.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.5%100%
Change vs previous ten years+214%+15%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking34.1%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver31.8%
Pedestriansshare of people killed30.4%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed8.7%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes68.2%

tick marks the South Carolina share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on SR-29Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Berkeley County1432%386
2Horry County614%669
3Florence County511%315
4Chesterfield County37%115
5Aiken County25%303
6Beaufort County25%205
7Lancaster County25%152
8Laurens County25%210
9Orangeburg County25%349
10Anderson County12%414
11Chester County12%118
12Colleton County12%194
13Greenville County12%774
14Greenwood County12%116
15Lee County12%62

Hour of day

12am6.8%
1am6.8%
2am2.3%
3am0%
4am11.4%
5am6.8%
6am4.5%
7am0%
8am2.3%
9am0%
10am6.8%
11am0%
12pm0%
1pm0%
2pm4.5%
3pm6.8%
4pm2.3%
5pm4.5%
6pm4.5%
7pm13.6%
8pm2.3%
9pm0%
10pm11.4%
11pm2.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 29 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the South Carolina share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 0–51841%
Mile 5–10920%
Mile 20–2512%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 63.6% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 29 in South Carolina?

44 fatal crashes with 46 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along State Route 29 had the most fatal crashes?

Berkeley County (14), Horry County (6), Florence County (5), Chesterfield County (3) and Aiken County (2).

What share of crashes on State Route 29 involved alcohol or speeding?

34.1% had a driver reported as drinking and 31.8% a speeding-related driver, against 32.2% and 40.2% for all fatal crashes in South Carolina.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 29?

68.2% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.