Speeding Congressman May Be Permanently Slowed

One of our "law makers" has finally been caught after years of openly flaunting the law. U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow of South Dakota is a "self-proclaimed speeder" who got 12 speeding tickets in South Dakota between 1990 to 1994 and paid more than $1,000 in fines. "He often drove 15 mph to 20 mph faster than legal speed limits and once got caught going 90 mph in a 65-mph zone." (Source - AP).

Well, the years of speeding have finally resulted in a problem for Rep. Janklow. Oh yeah, and a problem for the motorcyclist he hit when he ran a stop sign at 70 miles per hour - death.

Rep. Janklow was charged with second-degree manslaughter, failure to stop, going 71 in a 55 mile an hour zone and reckless driving. Failure to stop and speeding a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail, while the top penalty for reckless driving is one year in jail. Manslaugheter gets you 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

The penalty for the 55 year old man who was killed is certainly higher.