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Committee backs ‘super speeder’ fines to fund Kentucky trauma system and rural EMS supports
Summary
Senate Bill 57 would add higher fines for excessive speeding and dedicate revenue to a state trauma system, EMT scholarships, rural hospital support and AEDs for schools; the Transportation Committee reported the bill favorably with a committee substitute after testimony from trauma surgeons and system directors.
The Senate Transportation Committee voted to report Senate Bill 57 favorably with a committee substitute that sponsors say will fund an expanded trauma-care system by adding an elevated penalty for excessive speeding.
Sen. Steve Meredith, R‑5, sponsor of the measure, described the proposal as a ‘‘super speeder’’ fine modeled on Georgia’s program. Under Meredith’s plan, drivers ticketed for traveling 25 miles per hour or more over the posted limit would face an additional fine; projected revenue was described in committee testimony as roughly $10 million a year under the bill’s parameters, while Georgia’s version raises substantially more in a larger system.
Meredith said the bill would dedicate an initial revenue split: 40 percent to the state trauma system, 30 percent to an EMT scholarship fund,…
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