US EditionUS states push for speed-limiting devices on the cars of dangerous drivers
- In March 2024, teenager Chase Daniel Jones crashed into a minivan while driving at 112 mph near Seattle, resulting in the deaths of the vehicle's driver and three children inside.
- Jones admitted to an addiction to speeding and had totaled two other cars the year prior without receiving speeding tickets.
- The victims included Andrea Hudson, the 38-year-old minivan driver, and children Boyd Brown, Eloise Wilcoxson, and Matilda Wilcoxson, ages 12 to 13, who were en route to a homeschool co-op.
- Jones was sentenced last month to over 17 years in prison with a condition requiring a speed-limiting device on his vehicle if he drives again, a tool Virginia led in implementing this year.
- Washington state passed the BEAM Act to mandate intelligent speed assistance for habitual speeders amid a 200% rise in extreme speeding citations, with other states considering similar measures.
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Virginia, Washington and Georgia want judges to force dangerous drivers to install car devices that stop them from speeding
A teenager who admitted being “addicted to speed” behind the wheel had totaled two other cars in the year before he slammed into a minivan at 112 mph (180 kph) in a Seattle suburb, killing the driver and three of the five children she was transporting for a homeschool co-op. After sentencing Chase Daniel Jones last month to more than 17 years in prison, the judge tacked on a novel condition should he drive again: His vehicle must be equipped wit…
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US states push for speed-limiting devices on the cars of dangerous drivers
Judges in several states may soon get a new tool to stop dangerous drivers from speeding again. A device called intelligent speed assistance prevents a car from accelerating far past the speed limit.
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