Crime & Safety
Sound Off: Speed Bumps for Sangaree Neighborhood
Residents say measures are necessary after four children struck in hit and run. What do you think?
The from a hit and run late Saturday night. Ranging from 10 to 14, the kids were reportedly crossing the street to to get a good wifi signal on their phones when a silver Ford Taurus allegedly hit all four children and fled the scene.
Two of the children and a witness identified the car, according to law enforcement.
On Tuesday afternoon, S.C. Highway Patrol reported that . A report Tuesday in the Post and Courier noted neighbors calls for a speed bump to keep children safe in the community.
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County engineer Frank Carson appeared skeptical of the benefits of speed bumps.
"There are a number of reasons why you would not want them," he told the paper. "Emergency vehicles are slowed when you have speed bumps, and there’s the cost of construction and maintaining them. Drainage can also be affected, and other reasons."
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Tell us what you think. Does Sangaree need speed bumps?
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