MEDIA ADVISORY

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 9, 2006

CONTACT: SID GAULDEN, 803-600-8119

 

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) announces the following event:

 

WHO:  SCDPS and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) will honor law enforcement officials and MADD volunteers from across the state for their efforts to stop DUI in South Carolina and to support the victims of this crime. The keynote speaker for the event is Glynn Birch, MADD National President.

 

WHAT: 2006 Statewide DUI Enforcement Recognition Ceremony. Awards will be presented in the following categories:

           

• Statewide Officer of the Year
• Statewide Rookie of the Year
• Statewide Agency of the Year
• Highway Patrol Troop of the Year
• State Transport Police 2005 Award of Excellence
• South Carolina Law Enforcement Network Award
• Agency DUI HERO Awards (Several awards based on size of agency)
• Officer DUI HERO Awards (Several awards based on size of agency)
• Trooper DUI HERO Award

 

Nominations have been submitted from around the state, representing the tireless effort that agencies throughout South Carolina put into DUI enforcement. The awards ceremony also leads up to this month’s kick-off of the Sober or Slammer! campaign, which includes stepped-up enforcement of DUI laws through the Labor Day holiday.

           

In addition to the law enforcement awards, MADD will recognize its volunteer Community Action Site Leaders from Beaufort, Clarendon, Darlington, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Kershaw, Newberry, Spartanburg and Sumter counties.

 

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, August 10, 2006

 

WHERE: Seawell’s Banquet and Reception Center, 1125 Rosewood Drive, Columbia