I wrote a KellyGram on this earlier this year, but I am here to tell you that I am genuinely concerned about careless driving all over our state but particularly in Columbia. The number of car crash fatalities as of Dec. 3, 2021, in South Carolina is at 1,005 and puts 2021 on track to be the deadliest on South Carolina’s roadways mostly because of speeding, drunk driving and distracted driving!!!

As I sit in my chair at the corner of Huger and Taylor Streets in the headquarters of the Mike Kelly Law Group, I see red lights being run routinely, barreling down city streets at high rates of speed far beyond the posted speed limits and it is really scary to watch! I have handled motor vehicle accidents for forty-four (44) years, and I have seen the damage that can be done by the actions of a careless driver.

Please slow down and feel free to lobby our City Councilmen and our new Mayor Daniel Rickenmann to step up traffic enforcement in Columbia because we all need it!