Bill Creating Penalties For Causing Death While Speeding Approved

A bill to create a new crime for driving at an excessive speed and causing someone else’s death is on the way to the governor after the Iowa House and Senate unanimously approved it. The bill makes speeding 25 miles-an-hour or more over the limit and causing death a felony. The Iowa Sheriffs and Deputies Association supported the move — saying it’s difficult to appropriately charge a speeding driver involved in a fatal accident if prosecutors cannot prove the driver was intoxicated or intentionally targeting someone.