--MEDIA ADVISORY--

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) announces the following event:

WHAT:                Highway Dedication in honor of fallen trooper Sergeant Robert A. Mobley whose end of watch was
                             July 19, 1979. SCDOT will name the portion of SC-51, Pamplico Highway, between Flowers Road and Willard
                             Henry Road in Florence County the Sergeant Robert A. Mobley Highway. Mobley, who was a 21-year veteran of the
                             Highway Patrol, was on duty and killed after being shot during a traffic stop. Sergeant Mobley was the 27th state
                             trooper to lose his life serving the state of South Carolina. 

WHEN:                Friday, January 26, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

WHERE:              Evergreen Baptist Church – 6316 Pamplico Highway, Effingham

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety includes the Highway Patrol, State Transport Police, Bureau of Protective Services, Office of Highway Safety and Justice Programs, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame. Our mission is to ensure public safety by protecting and serving the people of South Carolina and its visitors.