Troopers Begin Seat Belt Enforcement Push Today

Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol will officially kick off the “Buckle Up South Carolina” Memorial Day enforcement campaign on today.

Troopers will check for seat belt and child safety seat violations in the days leading up to Memorial Day weekend, which kicks off the “Deadly Days of Summer,” the period between Memorial and Labor Day that troopers say usually comes with an uptick in deadly crashes.

Under S.C. law, a law enforcement officer has the authority to stop a driver if the officer has a clear and unobstructed view of a vehicle’s driver or passenger not wearing a safety belt or not secured in a child restraint system. Warnings and citations can be issued for noncompliance.