FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 4, 2000

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

MEDIA ADVISORY

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following results from the fourteenth day (Dec. 3) of the Click It or Ticket campaign. Click It or Ticket runs from Nov. 20-Dec. 3.

Following are some highlights (please see the attached table for complete results):

Total cases statewide 469
Seat belt citations 283
Child restraint citations 18
Driving under suspension citations 13
Driving under the influence citations 0
Illegal drugs citations 0
Running totals through entire campaign:
Seat belt citations issued 14,463
Child restraint citations issued 1,082
DL violation 3,882
Vehicle license violation 1,351
Equipment violation 465
Driving under suspension 630
Driving Under Influence 42
Illegal alcohol 255
Illegal drugs 111
Unlawful weapon 7
Other non-moving violations 775
Other moving violations 275
Stolen vehicles recovered 1
Fugitives apprehended 11
Total cases: 23,328

For more information on Click It or Ticket or for the results each day, log on to the DPS web site at www.scdps.org.

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