JASPER COUNTY, SC. (WTOC) - Tuesday marks one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season.

Millions of people are traveling by air, but about 73 million people are deciding to drive this year.

WTOC visited the South Carolina Welcome Center to speak with a Lowcountry sheriff about what they normally see during the holiday season and his message to drivers.

Holiday travel in SC

Jasper County Sheriff Chris Malphrus told us that Thanksgiving and Mother’s Day are the two holidays, where they see the most drivers on the roads. With the increase in traffic Malphrus says they are adding more deputies on the roads, but also hope drivers can play their part.

Normally, for the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office they see the increase of drivers and congestion on the major roadways like Interstat

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