New Lexington County Traffic Crackdown Planned

Lexington County Sheriff's deputies and the S.C. Highway Patrol will commence a weeklong traffic crackdown on Thursday morning ahead of the three-day Labor Day weekend.

Deputies and state troopers will be targeting speeders, and reckless and drunk drivers on selected roads, Lexington County Sheriff James Metts said.

Deputies and state troopers will concentrate on specific offenses or on problem areas identified by patrol observations, complaints from citizens, and statistics concerning traffic collisions, said Metts.

The crackdown will last through Wednesday night, Sept. 7.

Targeted roadways include: Archers Lane, Brookshire Drive, Hope Ferry Road, Mill Stream Road, Weed Drive, Barr Road, Calks Ferry Road, Calvary Church Road, Hass Lucas Road, and New Orangeburg Road

While these are the targeted roads, "they are subject to change without notice," Metts warned.

Details on dates and times of the patrols here.

Motorists should not only expect heightened patrols locally, but statewide and elsewhere in the nation throughout the holiday period.

More on statewide efforts here.

Traveling out of state for Labor Day? State-by-state info here.