South Carolina Department of Public Safety

SCDPS 2003 News Releases

• December 31, 2003:  HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPERS WILL BE OUT IN FORCE FOR NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY

• December 22, 2003:  RUFF AND TUFFS AWARDED AT CLOSE OF BUCKLE UP CAMPAIGN

• December 12, 2003 -- SCDPS, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT KICK OFF DRUNKEN DRIVING CAMPAIGN TO RUN FROM DEC. 19-JAN. 4

• November 26, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL GEARS UP FOR HEAVY THANKSGIVING TRAVEL; REMINDS MOTORISTS OF INCREASED ENFORCEMENT

• November 10, 2003 -- SCDPS, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENCOURAGE MOTORISTS TO TAKE BUCKLE UP PLEDGE  (MS Word file)

• November 6, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL BEGINS SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT EFFORT IN DEADLY JASPER COUNTY  (MS Word file)

• November 4: SPECIAL MOTORCYCLE UNIT ENFORCEMENT EFFORT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY ENDS WITH 721 CITATIONS  (MS Word file)

• October 29, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES 9 KILOS OF COCAINE IN ANDERSON COUNTY TRAFFIC STOP (MS Word file)

• October 29, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL HOLDS ONE-DAY HALLOWEEN ENFORCEMENT BLITZ FOCUSING ON DUI, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY (MS Word file)

• October 28, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL ACE TEAM BEGINS SPECIAL MOTORCYCLE UNIT ENFORCEMENT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY (MS Word file)

• October 18, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL ARRESTS SUSPECT IN OCTOBER 13 FATAL HIT-AND-RUN IN CHESTER COUNTY (MS Word file)
  October 13, 2003 -- TROOP THREE TEAM FOCUSES ON BRINGING DOWN DUI NUMBERS IN UPSTATE (MS Word file)

• October 9, 2003 -- SPECIAL MOTORCYCLE UNIT ENFORCEMENT EFFORT IN DORCHESTER COUNTY ENDS WITH 656 CITATIONS (MS Word file)

• October 6, 2003 -- SC DPS REMINDS MOTORISTS OF DRIVE SAFELY WORK WEEK (MS Word file)

• September 29, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL ACE TEAM BEGINS SPECIAL MOTORCYCLE UNIT ENFORCEMENT EFFORT IN DORCHESTER COUNTY (MS Word file)

• September 25, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES $9.1 MILLION IN DRUGS AFTER TWO I-95 TRAFFIC STOPS (MS Word file)

• September 22, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES DRUGS, WEAPONS, CURRENCY IN THREE SEPARATE TRAFFIC STOPS (MS Word file)

• September 10, 2003 -- HP ENFORCEMENT UNIT HELPS KEEP UNINSURED DRIVERS OFF THE ROAD (MS Word file)

• September 8, 2003 -- SCDPS ANNOUNCES SCHOOL ZONE SAFETY WEEK (MS Word file)

• August 28, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL WILL BE OUT IN FORCE LABOR DAY WEEKEND (MS Word file)

• August 18, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS AUG. 15-17
• August 14, 2003 -- STATE TRANSPORT POLICE ANNOUNCES SUPERVISOR’S “EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER” AWARDS
• August 14, 2003 -- TOUGHER DUI LAW TAKES EFFECT AUGUST 19
• August 07, 2003 -- NEW SCHOOL BUS SAFETY LAW TAKES EFFECT AUG. 1
• August 07, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL SEIZES 63 POUNDS OF COCAINE IN TRAFFIC STOP WITH $5 MILLION STREET VALUE
• August 04, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOUR KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS AUG. 1-3

• July 29, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER FATALLY SHOT WHILE OFF DUTY
• July 28, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS SIX KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JULY 25-27
• July 16, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL, STATE TRANSPORT POLICE SEIZE DRUGS, ARREST FUGITIVE
• July 16, 2003 -- FATALITIES DOWN ALMOST 39 PERCENT DURING TWO-WEEK INDEPENDENCE DAY SOBER OR SLAMMER CAMPAIGN
• July 14, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 15 KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JULY 11-13

• June 11, 2003 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• June 09, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FIVE KILLED  ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JUNE 6-8
• June 06, 2003 -- HARRY STUBBLEFIELD APPOINTED SECOND-IN-COMMAND OF S.C. HIGHWAY PATROL
• June 06, 2003 -- RUSSELL ROARK NAMED TO TOP POSITION AT S.C. HIGHWAY PATROL
• June 06, 2003 -- HIGHWAY PATROL COMMANDER MIKE KELLEY RETIRES; RUSSELL ROARK PROMOTED TO COLONEL
• June 05, 2003 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• June 05, 2003 -- MEDIA ADVISORY
• June 02, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS TWO KILLED  ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAY 30-JUNE 1

• May 27, 2003 -- SANFORD ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO ASSIST CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES
• May 27, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 12 KILLED ON S.C. HIGHWAYS DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
• May 22, 2003 -- SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT ANNOUNCES INCREASED ENFORCEMENT WITH BUCKLE UP, SOUTH CAROLINA, MEMORIAL DAY CAMPAIGN
• May 22, 2003  --  MEDIA ADVISORY
• May 20, 2003  --  MEDIA ADVISORY

• May 20, 2003  --  MEDIA ADVISORY

• May 20, 2003 --  MEDIA ADVISORY
• May 19, 2003  --  MEDIA ADVISORY
• May 19, 2003  --  MEDIA ADVISORY
• May 12, 2003 -- SOUTH CAROLINA TEAMS UP WITH PRIVATE INDUSTRY TO OFFER INCENTIVES TO MOTORISTS FOR PLEDGING TO WEAR SEAT BELT
• May 05, 2003 -- SCDPS BEGINS MOVE TO NEW HEADQUARTERS IN BLYTHEWOOD

• April 28, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS APRIL 25-27

• April 25, 2003 -- MAN CHARGED WITH DUI TODAY AFTER CRASHING INTO STATEHOUSE DOOR TO UNDERGROUND GARAGE

• April 21, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS FOUR KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS APRIL 18-20

• April 14, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS 10 KILLED  ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS APRIL 11-13

• April 11, 2003 -- S.C. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REMEMBERS TRAFFIC FATALITY VICTIMS IN ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE

• March 25, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS THREE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MAR. 21-23

• March 17, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT:DPS REPORTS THREE KILLED  ONSOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MARCH 14-16

• March 10, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT:DPS REPORTS THREE KILLED  ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS MARCH 7-9

• March 03, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT:DPS REPORTS THREE KILLED  ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS FEB. 28-MAR. 2

• February 18, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS NINE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS FEBRUARY 14-16

• February 11, 2003 -- DPS RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES FOR 2002

• February 11, 2003 -- MEDIA ADVISORY

• February 10, 2003 -- FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS FEB. 7-9

• February 10, 2003 -- SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS TEAM UP STATEWIDE TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK FEBRUARY 9-15  (Greenville Area)

• February 10, 2003 -- SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS TEAM UP STATEWIDE TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK FEBRUARY 9-15  (Columbia Area)

• February 10, 2003 -- SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS TEAM UP STATEWIDE TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK FEBRUARY 9-15  (Aiken Area)

• February 10, 2003 -- SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS TEAM UP STATEWIDE TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK FEBRUARY 9-15  (Charleston Area)

• February 10, 2003 -- SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS TEAM UP STATEWIDE TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK FEBRUARY 9-15  (Florence Area)

• January 16, 2003  --  MEDIA ADVISORY
• January 09, 2003  --  SOBER OR SLAMMER DUI CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH MORE THAN 1,300 DRUG/ALCOHOL RELATED CASES; 9 PERCENT DECLINE IN FATALITIES
• January 06, 2003  --  FATALITY REPORT: DPS REPORTS THREE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAYS JAN. 3-5
• January 01, 2003  --  MULTI-AGENCY ENFORCEMENT EFFORT CONTINUES IN GREENWOOD COUNTY; NINETY-SIX P.D. JOINS TEAM