MILLCREEK, Utah (ABC 4 News) - ABC 4 is taking action to slow down speeders described to us as angry, impatient, and willing to endanger people around them. It's happening near St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake County.
“I had one guy that almost went up on a sidewalk there to pass me on the right,” said Sonja Carroll, Millcreek resident.
Carroll tells ABC 4 she's had enough.
“I’m just really tired of people yelling at me,” said Carroll.
Carroll lives off 1100 East in Millcreek and said something needs to be done about speeders who make her life hell simply for obeying the speed limit.
“Every morning I get at least one driver who gets irate with me. I can’t go down that street a single day without somebody getting upset with me,” Carroll said.
Eager to help, we brought her the Speed Zapper and Unified Police. We found drivers who claimed they didn't know the speed limit was 30 mph.
“And you're not aware of what the speed limit is?” Reporter Brian Carlson asked one speeder.
“Thought it was 35,” said the speeder.
“Do you know how fast you were going?” Carlson asked another driver.
“No I didn't see it. I'm sorry,” she said.
“We zapped you going 44 miles an hour right there,” Carlson replied.
“Sorry,” she said.
While police pulled over one speeder, we zapped another driver going 44 miles an hour right past the officer.
A third speeder knew immediately he was in trouble.
“I zapped you going 40 miles an hour in a 30,” said Carlson.
“That's pretty bad isn't it?” asked the speeder.
“Yah, that's pretty bad,” replied Carlson.
At first the driver was happy to talk about the idea of speeding.
“What would you say to moms, families, parents who are worried about your driving?” Carlson asked.
“Who are worried about my driving or everybody’s driving?” the speeder asked in reply.
But when we clarified we're talking about his habits, he wanted nothing to do with us.
“How do you feel to know that people are worried about the way you drive?”
“Look this has gone on far enough. I've had enough of you, get out here,” the speeder said.
It's that attitude Carroll is concerned will cost someone their life, but hopefully not something a citation or two can't begin to change.
