MHP Issues Over 7,700 Citations

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Jackson, Miss.
Posted: 10:55 AM Dec 2, 2008
Last Updated: 10:55 AM Dec 2, 2008
Reporter: The Associated Press

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The Mississippi Highway Patrol issued 7,754 citations and worked three fatal accidents during its Thanksgiving blitz.

There were 9,716 citations last year, but that covered a seven-day period.
The patrol worked 204 collisions during the holiday period.

The Jackson, Meridian and Batesville districts each reported one fatality.

This year's blitz ran from 6 p.m. Wednesday through midnight Sunday.