FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 26, 2001

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

MEDIA ADVISORY

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following media event:

Who: S.C. Department of Public Safety, Highway Patrol District 3, and other law enforcement

What: Representatives from the Highway Patrol and other law enforcement and emergency personnel discuss soaring highway fatality rate in Upstate counties in the past month

When: Friday, July 27, 2001, 11 a.m.

Where: Old Highway Patrol Office, 1439 Laurens Road, Greenville

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