SCDPS holds Memorial Service for 2017 Traffic Fatality Victims

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) held a memorial service on Saturday, April 28, to remember those killed in 2017 traffic collisions on state roadways. The annual Memorial Service took place at Lexington Baptist Church and drew hundreds of family members and friends of those killed. In 2017, 988 motorists lost their lives on South Carolina roadways. The memorial service has been held annually since 1988 to remember residents and visitors who lost their lives on South Carolina’s highways; to bring together families and friends of the deceased; and to educate the public in an effort to prevent future loss of life on the state’s roadways.