OC Sheriff’s Office stepping up Enforcement

In an effort to combat traffic violations and crime, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is stepping up enforcement throughout the county.  Last Friday, deputies held license checkpoints in different parts of the county and Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jimmy Watt says these checkpoints will continue at various times throughout the year.  “The license checkpoints will be in compliance with current and state laws. The Sheriff’s Office has set up an extra patrol database which will allow us to do license checkpoints in areas of the county where we have specific complaints of traffic violations. The Sheriff’s Office is also hoping to curb the amount of traffic accidents and traffic fatalities throughout the county.  According to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis, there were 23 traffic fatalities in 2012. A by-product of these checkpoints will be the citizens of Oconee seeing the Sheriff’s Office in their neighborhoods.  This will hopefully curb crime and improve the safety of travel as a whole throughout the county.” If you come to a checkpoint as you travel, you must produce a valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, and a valid vehicle registration.