FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 4, 2001

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

MEDIA ADVISORY

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following results from June 1-3 of the Click It or Ticket campaign. Click It or Ticket runs from May 21-June 3.

Results from Friday, June 1:

Total cases statewide 397
Seat belt citations 197
Child restraint citations 19
Driving under suspension citations 22
Driving under the influence citations 0
Fugitives Apprehended 0
Stolen Vehicles Recovered 0
Driver’s License Violations 76
Vehicle Violations 33
Equipment Violations 1
Illegal Alcohol 16
Illegal Drugs 5
Unlawful Weapon 0
Other nonmoving violations 23
Other moving violations 5

Results from Saturday, June 2:

Total cases statewide 755
Seat belt citations 367
Child restraint citations 45
Driving under suspension citations 30
Driving under the influence citations 5
Fugitives Apprehended 0
Stolen Vehicles Recovered 0
Driver’s License Violations 152
Vehicle Violations 69
Equipment Violations 21
Illegal Alcohol 21
Illegal Drugs 3
Unlawful Weapon 0
Other nonmoving violations 28
Other moving violations 14

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Click It or Ticket Results continued:

Results from Sunday, June 3:

Total cases statewide 548
Seat belt citations 277
Child restraint citations 33
Driving under suspension citations 26
Driving under the influence citations 3
Fugitives Apprehended 0
Stolen Vehicles Recovered 0
Driver’s License Violations 95
Vehicle Violations 51
Equipment Violations 10
Illegal Alcohol 20
Illegal Drugs 3
Unlawful Weapon 0
Other nonmoving violations 22
Other moving violations 8

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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