South Carolina motorists rank 10th worst in driving, according to a new report by Forbes Advisor. In fact, five of the 10 worst driving states are in the South. Others include: Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
The report offers these key metrics that earned South Carolina the ranking, according to The State newspaper:
- Fatalities. Almost 16 drunk drivers per 100,000 licensed drivers are involved in fatal car accidents.
- Distracted drivers. Some 1.41 fatal car accidents involve a distracted driver per 100,000 licensed drivers.
- Sleepy drivers. Some 0.64 drowsy drivers are involved in fatal car accidents per 100,000 licensed drivers.
CP OPINION, Brack: Now is perfect time to open IAAM
“Now is the right time for the opening of an international museum dedicated to telling generations of stories stemming from the lives of enslaved Africans brutally brought to what became the United States. And Charleston, where two of every five of the enslaved disembarked from cruel slaving ships that fueled chattel slavery, is the right place for it to be built.”
In other headlines:
CP NEWS: Southbound 17 bridge over Ashley River in Charleston to close nightly. The southbound lanes of the U.S. Highway 17 bridge over the Ashley River will close for maintenance nightly for about two weeks starting May 14.
CP NEWS: Budget, abortion drive order for special legislative session. South Carolina’s legislators, who went out of session Thursday without a finished budget for 2023-24, will return Tuesday for a special unlimited session after an executive order signed Friday by Gov. Henry McMaster.
CP NEWS: Frank discusses debut novel. Victoria Benton Frank’s novel My Magnolia Summer is a reminder that growing pains often go deeper than the bone. The book, which takes place on Sullivan’s Island, will be released June 6.
CP NEWS: Moriarty exhilarated to live in Charleston. Irish native Sarah Moriarty has found that getting invited to someone’s home for a gathering in Charleston is like a box of chocolates.
Charleston Co. Council squabbles over George Washington. Council members narrowly passed a resolution in honor of the first president’s visit to Charleston 232 years ago.
Hundreds gather at Folly vigil for bride killed leaving wedding reception. Aric Hutchinson, groom of the new bride killed by an alleged drunk driver when leaving her wedding reception, joined hundreds at a vigil honoring his wife, Samantha Miller.
Charleston names street in honor of Jackson. Former Charleston YWCA Christine O. Jackson, now 94, had a street named in her honor Friday.
Gun violence: 4 in custody after Ridgeville shooting death. A Ridgeville 14-year-old died in gun violence over the weekend. Dorchester County authorities have four in custody. Meanwhile, a teenager has been arrested in a West Ashley shooting.
2024: Haley won’t back federal abortion ban based on weeks of gestation. GOP presidential candidate said Sunday that a federal abortion ban isn’t politically possible based on a number of weeks of gestation in a national television interview — a marked difference with other Republican candidates. In other presidential news, Haley said she blames both parties on border issues and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott spoke in Greenville recently. Here are five takeaways.
Goodwill, Trident Tech to open new kind of adult high school. The two groups will open a new high school to give adult students a second chance to earn a high school diploma.
Thongs or not: S.C. beach towns still want sunbathers to cover up. While more North Carolina beaches say OK to thong bathing suits, South Carolina beach towns aren’t as open.
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