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SCDPS HOLDS HIGHWAY DEDICATION FOR FALLEN PATROLMAN JIMMY A. TRAYLOR

L to R: SCHP Col. Michael Oliver, Sen. Thomas McElveen, Rep. J. David Weeks, Rep. Murrell Smith, SCDPS Director Leroy Smith, Carolyn Traylor…

SCHP Holds Bridge Dedication Ceremony in Honor of Fallen Patrolman

MEDIA ADVISORY The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) announces the following event: WHO: SCDPS/Highway Patrol…

SCDPS REPORTS EIGHT KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA ROADS JUNE 16 – JUNE 18, 2017

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of eight persons killed on South Carolina roadways from…

SC HIGHWAY PATROL GRADUATES 39 TROOPERS TODAY

The following link includes the roster, press release and individual trooper photos as well as award winners: https://scdps.sc.gov/news/2017/…

South Carolina Highway Patrol Basic Class 101

View SCHP Basic 101 Roster (click photo to enlarge)    Abbott, Timothy L. Aiello, Collin E. Babb-Wright, Jeffery S. Baker, Cory P.…

SCDPS REPORTS ONE KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA ROADS JUNE 9 – JUNE 11, 2017

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of one person killed on South Carolina roadways from Friday…

MEDIA ADVISORY -- SC IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION COUNCIL MEETING

MEDIA ADVISORY The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) announces the following event: WHO: SC Impaired Driving…

HURRICANE LANE REVERSAL EXERCISES SET FOR JUNE 7; NO LANES REVERSED AS PART OF SIMULATION

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with a number of state and local agencies, will conduct a hurricane…

SCDPS REPORTS SEVEN KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA ROADS JUNE 2 – JUNE 4, 2017

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of seven persons killed on South Carolina roadways from…

SCDPS REPORTS 13 KILLED ON SOUTH CAROLINA ROADS DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, MAY 26-29, 2017

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 13 persons killed on South Carolina roadways over the…