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State Route 700

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 22Deaths 24Counties 1Latest 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 22 fatal crashes on State Route 700 in South Carolina, with 24 deaths.

That is 0.2% of the 9,692 fatal crashes in South Carolina over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 100% from 11 in 2005–2014 to 22 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Charleston County (22).

36.4% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (South Carolina: 32.2%) and 27.3% had a speeding-related driver (40.2%); pedestrians were 12.5% and motorcyclists 4.2% of those killed.

22fatal crashes, 2015–2024+100% vs 2005–2014
24people killed1.1 per fatal crash
36%with a drinking driverSouth Carolina: 32%
27%speeding-relatedSouth Carolina: 40%

Fatal crashes per year

0352000200520102015202020242000: 1–2 crashes2001: 0 crashes2002: 1–2 crashes2003: 1–2 crashes2004: 3 crashes2005: 0 crashes2006: 1–2 crashes2007: 3 crashes2008: 0 crashes2009: 0 crashes2010: 3 crashes2011: 0 crashes2012: 1–2 crashes2013: 0 crashes2014: 1–2 crashes2015: 1–2 crashes2016: 3 crashes2017: 5 crashes2018: 1–2 crashes2019: 3 crashes2020: 1–2 crashes2021: 1–2 crashes2022: 1–2 crashes2023: 3 crashes2024: 1–2 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 700 (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 700South Carolina
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024229,692
Deaths, 2015–20242410,473
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes0.2%100%
Change vs previous ten years+100%+15%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking36.4%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver27.3%
Pedestriansshare of people killed12.5%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed4.2%
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-700Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Charleston County22100%634

Hour of day

12am4.5%
1am4.5%
2am18.2%
3am0%
4am0%
5am4.5%
6am4.5%
7am0%
8am9.1%
9am4.5%
10am0%
11am0%
12pm4.5%
1pm4.5%
2pm0%
3pm4.5%
4pm0%
5pm0%
6pm9.1%
7pm9.1%
8pm4.5%
9pm9.1%
10pm0%
11pm4.5%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 700 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the South Carolina share for all roads.

Where along the route

Mile marker rangeFatal crashesShare
Mile 10–15732%
Mile 15–20732%
Mile 0–529%
Mile 5–1029%

Five-mile bins by FARS milepoint, the six with the most fatal crashes; 81.8% of crashes on the route have a milepoint. Milepoints are as recorded by the state and can restart at county or district lines.

Other routes in South Carolina

All routes and counties in South Carolina

Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 700 in South Carolina?

22 fatal crashes with 24 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 700 had the most fatal crashes?

Charleston County (22).

What share of crashes on State Route 700 involved alcohol or speeding?

36.4% had a driver reported as drinking and 27.3% 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 700?

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.