FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 27, 2001

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

MEDIA ADVISORY

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

Who: State Transport Police

What: Demonstration/explanation of an inspection of a commercial vehicle transporting hazardous materials

When: 1 p.m., Thursday, September 27

Where: I-20 Weigh Station in Lexington County, 53 mile marker westbound (2 miles west of SC 6)

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