Joe . Reporter state police say this is not just about enforcement but also about education. It is nearly three years ago that a pennsylvania turnpike worker was killed out here, because somebody was speeding. Mile marker 330. 2 on the pennsylvania turnpike, and state troopers lie in wait. Got one. On this busy stretch of roadway a construction crew has taken out the the third lane. Speed limit drops from zero seven to 55, traffic still goes by. State police launched what they are calling operation orange squeeze a speeding sting operation. State trooper sitting in a construction vehicle further down highway monitors speed. Silver minivan from new jersey. Reporter chopper three captures a series of traffic stops. Routine is repeated over and over. One car was clocked going 82 miles an hour, 27 miles above the posted speed limit. That Driver Police say is in some trouble. Active man work zone, fines are doubled and upon conviction it is lost of license for 15 days. Reporter most common
Joe . Reporter state police say this is not just about enforcement but also about education. It is nearly three years ago that a pennsylvania turnpike worker was killed out here, because somebody was speeding. Mile marker 330. 2 on the pennsylvania turnpike, and state troopers lie in wait. Got one. On this busy stretch of roadway a construction crew has taken out the the third lane. Speed limit drops from zero seven to 55, traffic still goes by. State police launched what they are calling operation orange squeeze a speeding sting operation. State trooper sitting in a construction vehicle further down highway monitors speed. Silver minivan from new jersey. Reporter chopper three captures a series of traffic stops. Routine is repeated over and over. One car was clocked going 82 miles an hour, 27 miles above the posted speed limit. That Driver Police say is in some trouble. Active man work zone, fines are doubled and upon conviction it is lost of license for 15 days. Reporter most common
People living near fort jackson may see still see some some smoke rising this afternoon. But no need to worry. The forts Forestry Branch conducted a prescribed burn this there are just 3 days left until voters head to the polls for the republican president ial primary. Meet and greet in seneca. This is a live look at that event at the seneca Family Restaurant on by pass 123. Tonight, cruz will hold a rally in spartanburg at oakbrook preparatory school. Thats at 6. Ben carson is making several appearances around the midlands today. His day began with a stop at cromers peanuts in columbia. The republican spoke with entrepreneurs and discussed startup companies. Carson also spoke about what he has to do to earn the support of South Carolina voters, including evangelicals. Im not going to change who i am. If they resonate with somebody who has the3 kind of values that are very consistent with the evangelical mission, im here. If they prefer something more boisterous and something that does
Atlanta to hit a rally last night in las vegas. Trump is projected to win the state. But second place remains up for grabs. Tonight Democratic Candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will take part in a cnn Town Hall Forum here in columbia. Ahead of saturdays democratic primary in South Carolina, both candidates will field questions from an audience at uscs school of law. You can catch it live on cnn from 8 to 10. Chris cuomo will moderate. Hillary clinton has a group of mothers on her side with highprofile stories that made national headlines. They spoke on behalf of her president ial campaign at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church monday during a forum called breaking down barriers. The group included the mothers of trayvon martin, sandra bland, eric garner, and dontre hamilton. The women say clinton is the only candidate who listened and talked with them about their concerns with gun violence, racial profiling and social justice. She calls and says, what can i do for you . Ho
Homeowners to tap into the new sewer line. What they have told us in the previous meetings is that it can cost anywhere between 2,000 to 6,000. On an average income, as you heard here today, you know, some of these families dont make that. Meanwhile, he and others dont think theres a need for a new system either. What well do is review the permit based off of our current state standards that were provided to protect the health and environment. Dhec will also take into consideration all of the comments it receives between now and march 9th. The Congaree Riverkeeper was there tonight but did not give a public comment. However, he told wis there are ongoing sewer problems in lower richland, including some that involve a couple lr schools. He said something has to be done to fix the Environmental Impact coming from broken lets check in now on your overnight forecast. Meteorologist ben tanner is standing by in the First Alert Weather Center to give us an update. Unsettled pattern the next f