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South Carolina Department of Transportation selects Hexagon for safety management system Published December 16, 2020
System will integrate crash data cleansing, safety analysis and reporting
(Norcross, Ga., December 16, 2020) â South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has selected Hexagonâs Geospatial division to implement a transportation safety management system that will support the stateâs roadway safety programs and federal reporting requirements.
The integrated system will allow SCDOT to leverage existing crash data from the South Carolina Department of Public Safetyâs databases for quicker and more accurate analysis. It will provide a data-driven environment to help transportation analysts and safety engineers identify high-risk locations based on crash rates, frequency, roadway characteristics and other criteria. The system will also support data collection and project identification for South Carolinaâs Highway
Multiple crashes, injuries reported on Midlands roads, highways on rainy day Noah Feit, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Dec. 16 More than a dozen crashes were reported during the Wednesday morning commute on a cold and rainy day in the Midlands.
Collisions happened on local roads and highways in Richland, Lexington, and Kershaw counties, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Injuries were reported in at least three of the Columbia-area wrecks, according to the Department of Public Safety.
Additionally, the multiple wrecks and disabled drivers created traffic jams and delays for drivers as lanes were closed on sections Interstate 26 and Interstate 20 running through the Midlands, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
ABC Columbia
Dec 15, 2020 6:19 PM EST
COLOMBIA (WOLO): The holiday season is in full swing, with Christmas already almost a week away, and the New Year in just a couple weeks. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety putting out all the stops now to ensure drivers stay safe on the roadways.
Don’t drink and drive. You’ve heard it from law enforcement many times before, but still…too many South Carolinians die each year due to drunk drivers.
Master Trooper David Jones, PIO South Carolina Highway Patrol: “Historically what we see around the holidays is a lot of families gather, a lot of friends gather…as we lead into the holidays, sometimes this can be the deadliest parts of the year for us.”
Mothers Against Drunk Driving to release report on state DUI convictions The report is titled “Refusal to Change” and it breaks down low DUI conviction rates in the state’s biggest counties. (Source: Gray News) By Riley Bean | December 14, 2020 at 10:15 AM EST - Updated December 14 at 10:15 AM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The organization, Mothers Against Drunk Driving says they will release the finding of a court monitoring report they have been conducting in South Carolina.
The report is titled “Refusal to Change” and it breaks down low DUI conviction rates in the state’s biggest counties.
The organization said the report will also include seven areas of reform MADD believes South Carolina should consider if the state wishes to improve conviction rates and protect public safety.