FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 14, 2007

 

CONTACTS:

SID GAULDEN, SCDPS 803-600-8119

JOHN ALLARD, Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, 803-309-0142

CHRIS COWAN, Richland County Sheriff’s Office, 803-576-3036

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

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

 

WHO:             SCDPS in conjunction with the 5^th and 11^th circuits Law Enforcement

Networks, comprised of Midlands area law enforcement agencies

 

WHAT:           Sober or Slammer (SOS) Labor Day Mobilization Kick-off Event followed by a Multi-Jurisdictional Traffic Checkpoint

 

WHEN:           10:30 p.m. Friday, August 17, 2007

 

WHERE:        Lake Murray Boulevard (SC 60) at the Lexington/Richland County line

 

MORE INFORMATION:

This news conference and checkpoint will kick off South Carolina’s SOS, which corresponds to the national DUI campaign, “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” Law enforcement agencies throughout South Carolina will engage in stepped-up law enforcement activities. In addition, SCDPS will air television commercial spots that emphasize the legal and personal consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol.

 

Scheduled speakers include:

• Sheriff James R. Metts, Lexington County
• Richland County Sheriff’s Office Representative
• Donald and Patricia Schwartz, parents of Donald Edward Schwartz, Jr., 16, a Lexington County teenager who died August 13, 2006, when he crashed his parents’ pickup truck. James “Nick” Young, 16, also died in the collision.
• Max Young, Director of SCDPS’ Office of Highway Safety