“South Carolina lawmakers say they’re likely to review penalties for numerous speeding convictions after three people died in a wreck that police say involved street racing.
Carlene Carol Atkinson, 44, of Lake Wylie, S.C., last week was being investigated for what role she might have played in an April 4 wreck that police say was triggered by two cars racing along N.C. 49 near the S.C. line. She has been convicted of speeding 14 times since 1999, state records show.”
It’s certainly a tragedy that these 3 people lost their lives to such senselessness and hopefully the SC lawmakers will take the time to review the current guidelines for speeding violations.
In NC, a driver can lose his license for racking up 12 points in a three year period. In addition, you could have your driver’s license is suspended for 30 days for driving at least 15 mph above a 55 mph speed limit.
In SC however, a person’s license isn’t suspended until it shows 12 points against it at one time, PLUS a driver gets half the points removed from his license each year, AND if a driver gets close to 12 points, he can take a driving class and get four points removed.
So the laws in SC are considerably different and it’s not to say the change would have prevented these unfortunate deaths, but it certainly could have!