State troopers have written 7,056 tickets since the start of a tri-state crackdown, and a local push to enforce traffic rules has been effective.

Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain said Thursday evening that three people had died on roads patrolled by state troopers as of Wednesday night.

Mississippi and Vicksburg are joining with Alabama and Tennessee for the “Take Back Our Highways” project that started Monday and will continue through Sunday.

The three were killed in separate accidents in Leake, Holmes and Amite counties.

Vicksburg Police Lt. Billy Brown, who is in charge of the local effort, said roadblocks to look for seat belt and other violations, child restraint violations, DUI and suspended licenses have been effective.

“It’s going good — unfortunately, for a lot of people.”

Brown said the number of motorists who have received citations during the push was not available, adding there are three days left in the campaign.

“I can tell you it’s a lot, but I haven’t tallied them yet,” he said.

Among the tickets written across the state were 69 child-restraint violations. Strain said at least 76 DUI arrests were made and 138 wrecks were reported. Alcohol was involved in at least five of the wrecks.

Strain said at least 200 additional state troopers a day were working during the holiday period.