FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 29, 2001

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

MEDIA ADVISORY

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following results from May 25-28 of the Click It or Ticket campaign. Click It or Ticket runs from May 21-June 3.

Results from Friday, May 25:

Total cases statewide 841
Seat belt citations 449
Child restraint citations 40
Driving under suspension citations 23
Driving under the influence citations 1
Fugitives Apprehended 0
Stolen Vehicles Recovered 0
Driver’s License Violations 179
Vehicle Violations 45
Equipment Violations 19
Illegal Alcohol 22
Illegal Drugs 6
Unlawful Weapon 0
Other nonmoving violations 45
Other moving violations 12

Results from Saturday, May 26:

Total cases statewide 989
Seat belt citations 496
Child restraint citations 65
Driving under suspension citations 30
Driving under the influence citations 3
Fugitives Apprehended 3
Stolen Vehicles Recovered 0
Driver’s License Violations 199
Vehicle Violations 59
Equipment Violations 27
Illegal Alcohol 37
Illegal Drugs 12
Unlawful Weapon 0
Other nonmoving violations 46
Other moving violations 15

 

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Click It or Ticket Results continued:

Results from Sunday, May 27:

Total cases statewide 856
Seat belt citations 419
Child restraint citations 54
Driving under suspension citations 25
Driving under the influence citations 3
Fugitives Apprehended 1
Stolen Vehicles Recovered 1
Driver’s License Violations 185
Vehicle Violations 56
Equipment Violations 19
Illegal Alcohol 22
Illegal Drugs 7
Unlawful Weapon 0
Other nonmoving violations 55
Other moving violations 11

Results from Monday, May 28:

Total cases statewide 632
Seat belt citations 331
Child restraint citations 36
Driving under suspension citations 24
Driving under the influence citations 4
Fugitives Apprehended 1
Stolen Vehicles Recovered 0
Driver’s License Violations 106
Vehicle Violations 46
Equipment Violations 11
Illegal Alcohol 10
Illegal Drugs 5
Unlawful Weapon 0
Other nonmoving violations 49
Other moving violations 10

 

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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