South Carolina Department of Public Safety

SCDPS 2002 News Releases

• December 23, 2002 -- DPS REMINDS MOTORISTS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL HAVE INCREASED PRESENCE ON HIGHWAYS UNTIL NEW YEAR’S

• December 23, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER 20-22

• December 18, 2002 -- SCDPS, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT KICK OFF OPERATION SOS: SOBER OR SLAMMER DUI CAMPAIGN

• December 17, 2002 -- HODGES ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO ASSIST JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS STATEWIDE

• December 17, 2002 -- HODGES ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO ASSIST JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS STATEWIDE

• December 17, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• December 17, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• December 16, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS DECEMBER 13 - 15

• December 10, 2002 -- FASTEN FOR LIFE THANKSGIVING CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH DROP IN FATALITIES, MORE THAN 16,000 CITATIONS ISSUED

• November 26, 2002 -- HODGES ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO ASSIST LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

• November 26, 2002 -- HODGES ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO ASSIST CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES

• November 25, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 13 KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS NOVEMBER 22-24

• November 18, 2002 -- FASTEN FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN FOCUSES ON HOLIDAY TRAVEL: STATEWIDE ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORT BEGIN TODAY

• November 12, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS NOVEMBER 8 - 10

• November 03, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS THREE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS NOVEMBER 1 - 3

• November 01, 2002 -- DMV STATEWIDE AVERAGE WAIT TIME DOWN TO 20 MINUTES

• October 29, 2002 -- SCDPS CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY UNVEILS DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSROOMS IN COLUMBIA, MYRTLE BEACH

• October 28, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• October 23, 2002 -- DPS CONTINUES SCHOOL BUS SAFETY PROGRAM, JOINS NATION FOR SCHOOL BUS SAFETY WEEK

• October 21, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS OCTOBER 18-20

• October 14, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SEVEN KILLED  ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS OCTOBER 11 - 13

• October 07, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS OCTOBER 4-6

• September 20, 2002 -- HODGES AWARDS GRANTS TO ASSIST HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS STATEWIDE

• September 18, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY - 2001 Traffic Collision Fact Book

• September 17, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• September 16, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS SEPTEMBER 13 - 15

• September 12, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• September 09, 2002 -- SCHOOL BUS SAFETY ENFORCEMENT EFFORT NETS MORE THAN 80 CITATIONS IN FIRST THREE WEEKS

• September 09, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS SEPTEMBER 6-8

• September 09, 2002 -- SCDPS ANNOUNCES SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY WEEK

• September 06, 2002 -- FASTEN FOR LIFE LABOR DAY CAMPAIGN SHOWS DECREASE IN HOLIDAY FATALITIES

• September 06, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• September 06, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• September 03, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON SC HIGHWAYS DURING LABOR DAY WEEKEND

• September 03, 2002 -- LOCAL EMERGENCY, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE NEW LEGISLATION MEANT TO PROTECT THEM IN LINE OF DUTY

• August 30, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• August 30, 2002 -- HODGES ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE STATEWIDE

• August 27, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• August 23, 2002 -- FASTEN FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES DURING LABOR DAY

• August 20, 2002 -- HODGES ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO ASSIST JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS STATEWIDE

• August 19, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 12 KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS AUGUST 16 - 18

• August 16, 2002 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES HEROIN VALUED AT $30 MILLION 

• August 15, 2002 -- DMV WORKING TO PROCESS REGISTRATION RENEWAL BACKLOG

• August 13, 2002 -- PUBLIC SAFETY, EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS KICK OFF SCHOOL BUS SAFETY INITIATIVE

• August 12, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: Announce joint public education/enforcement initiative regarding School Bus Safety

• August 12, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY: The South Carolina Department of Public Safety is pleased to announce that there have been no highway fatalities reported for the weekend of August 9-11.

• August 09, 2002 -- IRMO MAN CHARGED IN STATEHOUSE GROUNDS COLLISION

• August 07, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• August 06, 2002 -- NEW DMV TECHNOLOGY HAS SUCCESSFUL FIRST DAY AS SIX OFFICES RE-OPEN ON MONDAY

• August 05, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS AUGUST 2 - 4

• July 30, 2002 -- SCDPS CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY DIVISION OPENS SATELLITE OFFICE IN ANDERSON COUNTY

• July 26, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• July 26, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• July 24, 2002 -- DMV MANDATED TO INCREASE TITLING FEES

• July 22, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TEN KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JULY 19-21

• July 15, 2002 -- DMV OFFICES TO CLOSE ON STAGGERED SCHEDULE JULY 29-AUGUST 7 AS COMPUTER SYSTEMS ARE CONVERTED AS PART OF PROJECT PHOENIX

• July 12, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY:  News conference to announce office closings, staggered schedules and limited transactions at the end of the month as DMV offices throughout the state complete conversion, began in 2001, to the new Project Phoenix technology.

• July 09, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY:  The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following plans for the visitation, memorial service and burial (including media guidelines) for Cpl. Kenneth Johnson who was killed in the line of duty Sunday, July 7:

• July 08, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 19 KILLED ON SC HIGHWAYS DURING INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND

• July 08, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY:  UPDATED MEMORIAL SERVICE PLANS/DIRECTIONS FOR TROOPER KENNETH JOHNSON

• July 07, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY:  NEWS CONFERENCE ON TROOPER JOHNSON'S SHOOTING

• July 07, 2002 -- HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER K.J. JOHNSON FATALLY SHOT IN LINE OF DUTY SUNDAY AT PUBLIC SAFETY CHECKPOINT
  

• July 03, 2002 -- SCDPS ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS

• July 01, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 15 KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JUNE 28-30

• June 28, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• June 14, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• June 12, 2002 -- HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER MICHAEL RAO DIES FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN LINE-OF-DUTY ACCIDENT
  

• June 10, 2002 -- UPDATE: HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER MICHAEL RAO UNDERGOES SURGERY, REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION

• June 07, 2002 -- DPS GRADUATES 78^TH HIGHWAY PATROL CLASS

• June 07, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• June 06, 2002 -- FASTEN FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN ENDS; FATALITY/CITATION NUMBERS UP CONSIDERABLY THROUGHOUT STATE

• June 04, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• June 03, 2002 -- DPS, OTHER STATE AGENCIES TO CONDUCT FULL-SCALE HURRICANE LANE REVERSAL EXERCISES

• June 03, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAY 31 - JUNE 2

• May 28, 2002 -- GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL 4670 ALLOWING NON-U.S. CITIZENS TO RECEIVE DRIVER’S LICENSE, IDENTIFICATION
• May 28, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 11 KILLED ON S.C. HIGHWAYS OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
• May 23, 2002 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES COCAINE, MARIJUANA AT SPARTANBURG COUNTY CHECKPOINT
• May 21, 2002 -- DPS, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SATURATE STATE’S ROADS IN WAVE OF PRE-MEMORIAL DAY ENFORCEMENT
• May 20, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAY 17 - 19
• May 13, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• May 13, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TWO KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAY 10 - 12
• May 06, 2002 -- GEORGE TAYLOR NAMED STP EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER
• May 06, 2002 -- MAX FORSTER NAMED STP EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER
• May 06, 2002 -- TWO FLORENCE MEN RECEIVE TOP HONORS FROM STP
• May 06, 2002 -- TRISH BURWELL NAMED STP EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER
• May 06, 2002 -- STATE TRANSPORT POLICE ANNOUNCES EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER AWARDS
• May 06, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAY 3 - 5
   

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• April 30, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• April 29, 2002 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES 15 KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE IN I-85 STOP WITH $2.5 MILLION STREET VALUE
• April 24, 2002 -- GOV. JIM HODGES ANNOUNCES FASTEN FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN, MEMORIAL DAY ENFORCEMENT PLANS
• April 23, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• April 22, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS APRIL 19 - 21
• April 19, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• April 15, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• April 15, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS APRIL 12 - 14
• April 09, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• April 08, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS APRIL 5 - 7
• April 08, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• April 04, 2002 -- SCDPS REVIEWING BASE BUDGET REVIEW OF DMV
• April 01, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SEVEN KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MARCH 29-31
• April 01, 2002 -- CINDY TOUMA NAMED DPS EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- ANNE WICKER RECEIVES DPS DIRECTOR’S AWARD
• April 01, 2002 -- CHRISTOPHER WARREN SCOTT NAMED CJA INSTRUCTOR OF YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- KIM MITCHELL NAMED DMV EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- TISHA DICKERSON RECEIVES DPS EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AWARD
• April 01, 2002 -- LANCE CPL. ERIC MORRIS NAMED DISTRICT SEVEN TROOPER OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- SENIOR TROOPER J.Z. DUKE NAMED DISTRICT FIVE TROOPER OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- JOHNNY GODFREY NAMED DISTRICT 4 TROOPER OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- WESLEY HIOTT NAMED DISTRICT THREE TROOPER OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- STEVE SLUDER NAMED DISTRICT TWO TROOPER OF YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- LANCE CPL. KELLEY HUGHES NAMED DPS COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE YEAR, DISTRICT ONE TROOPER OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- CPL. MARK BULLARD NAMED ACE TEAM TROOPER OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- RONALD GLENN ELLIOTT II NAMED SOUTH CAROLINA TROOPER OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- CORPORAL JOHN HANCOCK NAMED BPS OFFICER OF THE YEAR
• April 01, 2002 -- DENNIS RAY NAMED STP OFFICER OF YEAR

• March 28, 2002 -- STATE TRANSPORT POLICE STAR UNIT SEIZES 750 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN I-85 CMV STOP
• March 28, 2002 -- DPS AND TRUCKING PARTNERS KICK OFF “SHARE THE ROAD” CAMPAIGN
• March 28, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• March 25, 2002 -- SIX DIE, SIX INJURED IN DORCHESTER COLLISION
• March 22, 2002 -- S.C. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REMEMBERS TRAFFIC FATALITY VICTIMS IN ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE
• March 21, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• March 18, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MARCH 15 - 17
• March 15, 2002 -- HODGES ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO ASSIST JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS STATEWIDE
• March 14, 2002 -- S.C. DPS ADDS TROOPERS ON HIGHWAYS DURING SAVANNAH’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION
• March 13, 2002 -- SCHP TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN ARREST OF TWO PEOPLE WANTED FOR BANK ROBBERIES
• March 11, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS ONE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MARCH 8 - 10
• March 08, 2002 -- SCDPS PROMOTES SANDRA MCLEOD TO LIEUTENANT; FIRST FEMALE LT. IN THE HIGHWAY PATROL
• March 08, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• March 06, 2002 -- NEW DRIVER’S LICENSE LAW TIGHTENS RESTRICTIONS FOR TEENS, FIRST-TIME DRIVERS
• March 04, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 15 KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MARCH 1 - 3
• March 01, 2002 -- HODGES AWARDS GRANTS TO ASSIST CRIME VICTIM SERVICE AGENCIES STATEWIDE
• March 01, 2002 -- HODGES ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO ASSIST CRIME VICTIM SERVICE AGENCIES STATEWIDE 
• March 01, 2002 -- HP COL. MIKE KELLEY REMINDS PUBLIC OF TROOPERS’ DUTY TO PROTECT PUBLIC, ENCOURAGES REPORTING OF ANY MISTREATMENT
• March 01, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• February 26, 2002 -- SCDPS RESPONDS TO CUSTOMER CONCERNS, REPLACES PRIVATE MAILING SERVICE
• February 25, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOUR KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS FEBRUARY 22 - 24
• February 22, 2002 -- DMV MAKES SEVERAL CHANGES TO DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO OBTAIN LICENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD
• February 21, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• February 19, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS FEBRUARY 15-18
• February 15, 2002 -- 2001 PRESIDENTS’ DAY WEEKEND WAS ONE OF DEADLIEST HOLIDAY PERIODS ON RECORD - DPS URGES MOTORISTS TO DRIVE DEFENSIVELY THIS WEEKEND
• February 11, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOUR KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS FEBRUARY 8-10
• February 04, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TWO KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS FEBRUARY 1 - 3
• February 01, 2002 -- STATE TRANSPORT POLICE'S EAGLESON RECOGNIZED

• February 01, 2002 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES MARIJUANA AND CRACK IN TWO TRAFFIC STOPS

• January 29, 2002 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES DRUGS IN I-85 STOP
• January 28, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JANUARY 25-27
• January 28, 2002 -- SCDPS ANNOUNCES PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON OCCUPANT RESTRAINT AND LAUNCHES “THANK YOU TICKET” CAMPAIGN
• January 25, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• January 24, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• January 23, 2002 -- STATE TRANSPORT POLICE SEIZES $258,000 IN TRAFFIC STOP
• January 22, 2002 -- SCDPS CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACADEMY DIVISION OPENS SATELLITE OFFICE IN YORK COUNTY
• January 22, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JANUARY 18-20
• January 22, 2002 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• January 14, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JANUARY 11 - 13
• January 08, 2002 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES 1,100 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA WITH $4.4 MILLION STREET VALUE IN I-85 STOP
• January 07, 2002 -- DMV PARK STREET MOVING SOME PARK STREET SERVICES TO SHOP ROAD
• January 07, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JANUARY 4 - 6
• January 02, 2002 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS DURING NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAYS