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Mississippi Highway Patrol Tickets 5,000, Arrests 40 over Holiday

Southeast News • July 8, 2008
The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol says it issued more than 5,000 tickets over the Fourth of July weekend. The counting period began at 6 p.m. July 3 and ended late July 6. The tickets issued ...

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Subject: Ok...let's do math... (correction)

Posted On: July 8, 2008, 2:53 pm CDT
Posted By: Andy
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The article cites the "Clarion Ledger" as its source. I have copied and pasted the following text from the Ledger's web site article. I think we have a journalism error here that will solve the math equation. They actually, according to the ledger, arrested 257 and issued a whopping 10,023 citations. Funny thing, it doesn't give the number of speeding tickets!?!? Check it out...
http://www.clarionledger.com/

As far as traveling through MS, I would be very cautious if I were going through.... especially if I were speeding, drinking, not wearing a seatbelt and had my kids unrestrained all at the same time!!!!!


Here's the quote:
"The effort was part of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol's holiday enforcement campaign aimed at cutting down on accidents when roads are busiest.

MHP made 228 DUI arrests, 29 drug arrests and issued 381 citations for seat belt violations and 168 citations for child restraint violations during the three-day Fourth of July weekend."
Subject Posted By Posted On
Speed Trap Andy
Aug 8, 2008, 9:19 am
RE: Another plus for MS reply Mike
Aug 8, 2008, 7:44 am
Another plus for MS reply Morgan
Aug 7, 2008, 6:36 pm
Ok...let's do math... (correction) Andy
Jul 8, 2008, 2:53 pm
RE: Ok...let's do math... John
Jul 8, 2008, 2:34 pm
Another Plus for MS??? Mike
Jul 8, 2008, 12:32 pm
Ok...let's do math... Sandra
Jul 8, 2008, 10:11 am
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