September 3, 2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina troopers are saturating the
state's roadways this weekend to crack down on speeders and drunken
drivers over the Labor Day holiday.

Multiple media outlets report the Highway Patrol is increasing
its presence on South Carolina's highways starting Friday
afternoon.

Troopers hope to close out the "100 Deadly Days of Summer"
with a record-low number of highway deaths and crashes. There had
been 177 deaths this summer as of midnight Aug. 30. That's compared
with 255 deaths in the same number of days last year, a drop of
more than 30 percent.

The busy Labor Day holiday travel weekend begins Friday evening
at 6 p.m. and ends Monday at midnight.

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