Our non-profit has been studying the Dangerous by Design roads for several years, and have concluded that funding to improve these roads with more crosswalks, wider sidewalks, lighting, and other safety improvements is elusive. You can read our report about White Horse Road at this link.
Our condolences go out to all of the families and friends of those named here.
We reached out to the Greenville County Coroners Office and they provided us a list with the details of the 38 people who died in 2021-2022.
We then researched online for obituaries and news reports to learn more. We found photos of 22 victims who died in the past two years.
We used Open Street Maps to drop pins of all the fatalities that you can find at this link. In order to display the photos of those who died, we created screenshots with their photos.
Fatalities of vulnerable road users have been on the rise nationwide, and Greenville County is clearly part of this trend.
If you are a friend or family member of the 16 deceased without an available photo, please contact us at info@bikewalkgreenville.org
Thanks to Kelci ODonnell for her great reporting on WSPA 7 News. She reported from White Horse Road live on the 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM, and 6:00 PM broadcasts on July 14, 2023 The full report is at this link
CBS news aired this excellent 7 minute report on July 9, 2023 about pedestrian deaths on roads similar to White Horse Road, Wade Hampton Boulevard and Poinsett Highway that are designed to move motor vehicles with little consideration of the lives of people on foot who live along such corridors. Please watch the video to learn more about possible long term solutions.