Safety

Operation Keep Us Safe, a collaborative law enforcement initiative focused on curbing move over and hands-free violations, concluded on Friday, September 19, at midnight. The five-day long crackdown resulted in at total of 1,815 citations issued by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS). In additions, the total number of Move Over Law citations issued statewide was 2,383.

The South Carolina Department of Education has announced that every public K-12 school in the state will be digitally mapped by Critical Response Group to help give first responders essential information needed to quickly and efficiently navigate campus buildings during emergency events.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Alexus Gonzalez about water safety and drowning prevention for teens.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Alexus Gonzalez about water safety and drowning prevention for teens.

High-speed police pursuits are obviously dangerous, often causing collateral damage. Which is why our next guest came up with an alert system to help make these and other emergency vehicle responses safer. Mike Switzer interviews Tim Morgan, founder of Pursuit Alert in Pickens, S.C.

High-speed police pursuits are obviously dangerous, often causing collateral damage. Which is why our next guest came up with an alert system to help make these and other emergency vehicle responses safer. Mike Switzer interviews Tim Morgan, founder of Pursuit Alert in Pickens, S.C.

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