AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- On Feb. 14, 2013, the Richmond County Sheriff's Office and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety launched a 90-day campaign to combat traffic fatalities.

Officers are targeting drivers under the influence, proper child restraints and seat belts, just to name a few, with a goal of reducing highway deaths and dangerous drivers in Augusta.

Deputies say Richmond County has seen a 131 percent increase in traffic fatalities within the past two years -- 19 fatalities in 2010, 35 in 2011 and 44 in 2012.

Checkpoints will be held throughout the three-month campaign, with alternating locations and schedules.

Here's a list of where the checkpoints have been held and how many citations were issued:

Feb. 14, 2013: 140 citations

• 3400 block of Milledgeville Road
  
• Old Savannah Road at Molly Pond Road

• Windsor Spring Road at Crosscreek Road
  
• Calhoun Expressway at Eve Street
  
• Skinner Mill Road at Dorchester Drive

• Highway 56
  
• Walton Way Extension at Pleasant Home Road
  
• Alexander Drive at River Watch Parkway
  
• Deputy-involved accident occurs at the Belair Road exit while crews are setting up for the checkpoint