S.C. Joins 3 Other States in Crackdown on Speeding

(AP) - South Carolina has joined Georgia and three other states in a week-long speed enforcement operation beginning today. "Operation Southern Shield," scheduled to run through Sunday, aims to curb speeding in these states.

Law enforcement in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee will be pulling over drivers traveling above legal speed limits on interstates, major highways and local roads.

Col. Mark W. McDonough, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, says the main focus will be to encourage motorists to slow down. He says they hope the effort will reduce crashes and provide a safer experience for motorists.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says speeding killed more than 10,000 people in the United States in 2016 and was a factor in 27 percent of fatal crashes in the nation.