CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Mt. Pleasant and Charleston Police Departments are partnering together to conduct speed enforcement in the Lowcountry.
According to Chip Googe’s Twitter, on Wednesday the two agencies wrote a total of 71 tickets within 3 hours. At that point, the highest clocked speed on the bridge was 81 mph in a 55.
So far the highest speed on the Ravenel this afternoon has been 81mph. Please slow down! #mtpsc #chstrfc pic.twitter.com/4aFYkolU9L
— Chip Googe (@MPPDGooge) July 29, 2020
As the enforcement continued on 526 later Wednesday night, more tickets were written. They clocked a speed of 105 mph on 526. According to Googe’s Twitter, that stop resulted in a $440 ticket and 6 points off of the driver’s license.
105mph on 526 tonight! Please slow down! #ArriveAlive #chstrfc pic.twitter.com/LPRSwvwg6x
— Chip Googe (@MPPDGooge) July 30, 2020
Police are asking drivers to please be mindful while on the road and to slow down pushing the hash tag, #AriveAlive.
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