Sheriff's Office Tackles Speeding On Highway 20

CANTON, GA -- The Cherokee Sheriff's Office will soon launch an effort to crack down on excessive speeding on the county's major west-to-east thoroughfare.

The agency will beef up its presence along Cumming Highway/S.R. 20 between the Canton Marketplace area and the Forsyth County line.

The decision to roll out this initiative comes on the heels of several complaints from citizens about "speeding and reckless driving" along the highway, said sheriff's office spokesman Lt. Jay Baker.

A recent crash analysis performed this year by the sheriff's office shows that there have been 36 crashes with 21 injuries along the state route.

Motorist can expect to see this increased presence beginning Monday, April 3, a move the sheriff's office hopes will "reduce excessive speeds, lower accident numbers and assist in making Cumming Highway a safer route of travel for the motoring public."

According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the speed limit on S.R. 20 from I-575 to Key Drive is 40 miles per hour. It rises to 45 miles per hour between Key Drive and west of Perkins Circle. It climbs to 55 miles per hour from Perkins Circle to the Forsyth County line.

Baker said anyone who chooses to ignore the posted speed limit will be at risk of getting pulled over and cited.

"The sheriff’s office wanted to give motorists a forewarning prior to the initiative in hopes they will voluntarily comply with the posted speed limit," he added.

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