Sumter traffic deaths increase as statewide numbers decrease

Public safety department kicks off safe driving campaign ahead of Labor Day

BY KAYLA ROBINS
kayla@theitem.com
Posted 8/16/19

The historically deadliest time of the year to be on South Carolina roadways is ending soon, and while statewide statistics show a decrease in traffic fatalities this year, Sumter County's case is the opposite.

Preliminary numbers from the South …

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