RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A number of different law enforcement agencies gathered Wednesday at a boat launch on Harris Lake just days before what officials say will be a busy holiday weekend -- and the same month that a deadly boating incident took place there.

Members of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Chatham County Sheriff's Office, and other entities held a news conference Wednesday morning to stress the importance of driver safety, both on the roadways and waterways.

"As much as it makes total common sense, it almost shouldn't need to be said. We shouldn't need to be here today to say something that has been said time and time again," said Jeff Nieman, district attorney for Orange and Chatham counties. "Please, if you are liste

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