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Members of the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Unit will conduct a traffic safety checkpoint from 9 to 11 p.m. Thursday on Hilton Head Island.
Drivers passing through the checkpoint in the westbound lane of Marshland Road at Capital Drive will be asked to produce their driver’s license, registration and proof of insurance for their vehicle, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office news release.
