COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – CSRA-area drivers received 402 citations from state agencies in the first month of enforcement of South Carolina’s hands-free law.
Citations by CSRA county from Feb. 28 through March 29, according to data released by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety:
- Aiken County: 178
- Barnwell County: 72
- Orangeburg County: 69
- Edgefield County: 30
- Saluda County: 25
- Bamberg County: 23
- Allendale County: 4
- McCormick County: 1
Statewide, law enforcement issued 3,495 citations for hands-free violations during the reporting period. State agencies issued 1,994 citations, while other law enforcement agencies issued 1,501.
Charleston County had the highest number of citations statewide with 470, followed by Spartanburg County with 464 and Horry County with 345…