FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 31, 2001

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-896-8755

MEDIA ADVISORY

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following Click It or Ticket event:

Who: Gov. Jim Hodges, National Safety Council and local and state law enforcement representatives

What: S.C. Department of Public Safety releases results of seat belt survey conducted after Click It or Ticket campaign, discusses future of Click It or Ticket and holds luncheon thanking officers who participated in the campaign. A representative from the National Safety Council presents Gov. Jim Hodges with an award for South Carolina’s successful Click It or Ticket campaign.

When: Thursday, February 1, 11:00 – 1:30 p.m.; News conference from Noon – 12:30 p.m.

Where: Seawells, Rosewood Drive

For more information about Click It or Ticket, please log on to the DPS web site at www.scdps.org.

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