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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

Monday, May 07, 2012  A Columbia mother and her son have died after an accident on I-20 in Lexington County Sunday morning.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  Law enforcement and community leaders facing an ugly truth; in 2011, Lexington County roads and highways were the 2nd deadliest in South Carolina.

Monday, January 02, 2012  The number of people killed on South Carolina's roadways has gone up for the first time since 2007. Car accident fatalities went down last year, but, the number of pedestrians killed in South Carolina has gone up nearly 20 percent since 2010.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  The Public Safety Department says deaths on South Carolina highways are up slightly in the first seven months of 2011.

Thursday, September 09, 2010  The government says the number of people dying on the nation's roads has reached its lowest level in six decades.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  Toyotas and texters aside, highway deaths fall to lowest number in more than half-century

Friday, October 09, 2009  Highway deaths fall to record low during the first 6 months of 2009