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Speed Kills: Jenkins Gets 3 Years | Charleston News
A truck driver named Chauncey Arthur Jenkins got three years in prison for reckless homicide after slamming into a vehicle at 100 mph — nearly double the 55 mph limit — killing 86-year-old Calvin Lee Beauford, owner of Beauford’s Logging Company. The crash, on April 12, 2022, could have been avoided if Jenkins hadn’t been speeding. Beauford died five days later. After a jury conviction, Judge Jennifer B. McCoy sentenced him to three years, with five more years of probation. A sobering tale of how one moment of poor judgment can shatter lives. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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