Super speeders nabbed in Iowa by the same deputy

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Adam Carros - KCRG Channel 9


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INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KCRG) - A Buchanan County Sheriff’s deputy nabbed two speeders going more than 100 miles per hour in the same week on Highway 20, continuing a statewide trend of superfast speeding.

The Sheriff’s Office says the deputy caught the first speeder going 104 mph in a 65 mph zone. That fine was $328.25. The same deputy caught another driver going 123 mph in the same section of Highway 20, resulting in a $456.50 citation.

The Iowa State Patrol has reported a pattern of speeders going more than 100 mph on Iowa’s roads since the start of the Pandemic. At last check, it reported a 113% increase in speeding citations of more than 100 mph compared to the four year average.

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[DemonGeminiX]

So... that's it? Just fines? No jail time?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I'm sure that in addition to the fines, at the bare minimum, they had their license revoked. At least the guy going 123 should have it revoked.

[DemonGeminiX]

Most super speeders could be charged with reckless driving which could carry up to a 30-day jail sentence. At least, that's how it is here in GA. But basic reckless driving without injury is a generic law, basically discretionary. The prosecutor would have to convince the judge (which isn't that hard to do around my neck of the woods) to follow through with it.