The Candler County Sheriff’s Office didn’t hide behind their radar guns this holiday season. They gave fair warning to drivers that they would be out and about and especially to those who travel through the county on Interstate 16. But apparently, some drivers didn’t get the message or chose to ignore it and now they are paying the price – literally.

This week, the Candler County Sheriff’s Office presented a pictorial of documented speeds as drivers buzzed through the County last weekend, and Sheriff John Miles’ office says there’s no questioning or arguing about the results.

The highest speed posted on social media captured on a laser-accurate detection device is 106 miles per hour, but several show drivers traveling in the upper 90-mile per hour range.

“These speeds weren’t guessed,” deputies say. “They weren’t estimated. They were measured with pinpoint accuracy. One vehicle; one beam; one result. There’s no arguing physics.”

The Sheriff’s Office said that even though the holidays are over, law enforcement says it’s not going to stop them from patrolling the highways and making it safe for drivers. Officers are adamant that speed kills and there’s no question about it, and they will continue to focus on super-speeders and those not buckled into their seatbelts.

“Excessive speed turns minor errors into fatal crashes,” a representative of the office said, and continued, “We focus on high-visibility traffic enforcement and our mission is clear: reduce injury crashes, increase seatbelt use, and force speeds back down to survivable levels.”

The Candler County Sheriff’s Office will use all tools available to track and ticket would-be speeders on Candler County roadways including the use of latest radar devices with deputies who are extensively trained to use them.

And one last warning issued from Sheriff John Miles and his deputies is “Slow Down, Buckle up. Live. We’ll be out there.”