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Speedway where crash injured 4 wasn’t supposed to be open to fans

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Speedway where crash injured 4 wasn’t supposed to be open to fans
Speedway where crash injured 4 wasn’t supposed to be open to fans

Governor Henry McMaster’s executive order keeping certain businesses closed includes spectators at race tracks.

PICKENS COUNTY TONIGHT WITHMORE.TAGGART: THAT INCLUDES THEGREENVILLE-PICKENS SPEEDWAY,WHO IS ALLOWING PEOPLE BACK INAT 50% CAPACITY.THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SAYSIT IS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT’JOB TO KEEP THE FANS OUT OFTHESE EVENTS DURING THEGOVERNOR’S STATE OF EMERGENCY.WE’VE REACHED OUT TO MULTIPLELAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS,INCLUDING THE PICKENS COUNTY ANDANDERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’SOFFICES.THEY COVER THEGREENVILLE-PICKENS SPEEDWAY ANDANDERSON MOTOR SPEEDWAY.BOTH AGENCIES THOUGH TELL USTHEY’VE NEVER RECEIVEDDIRECTIVE FROM THE STATE TO KEEPFANS AND SPECTATORS OUT OFSPEEDWAYS.WE DUG INTO A SECTION FROM THEGOVERNOR’S STATE OF EMERGENCYWHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCEMENTWHICH "AUTHORIZES ANY AND ALLLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THESTATE, OR ANY POLITICALSUBDIVISION THEREOF, TO DOWHATEVER MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARYTO MAINTAIN PEACE AND GOOD ORDERDURING THE STATE OF EMERGENCYAND TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OFTHIS ORDER."THE TEXT DOESN’T SPECIFICALLYSAY ANYTHING ABOUT DIRECTING ORMANDATING LAW ENFORCEMENTOFFICERS TO DO SO.GOVERNOR MCMASTER SAID IT’SILLEGAL TO BE AT EVENTS LIKETHESGOV.

MCMASTER: IT IS A CRIME TOVIOLATE THIS ORDER.AND THE STATUE OF LIMITATIONSCRIMINAL PROSECUTION IN SOUTHCAROLINA IS INFINITE.THAT IS IT COULD BE A YEAR FROMNOW, COULD BE A MONTH FROM NBEFORE SOMEONE IS HELDACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY DOTHIS WEEKEND.TAGGART: THE ORDER ALSO LEAVESTHE DOOR OPEN FOR SLED TO TAKEACTION IF PEOPLE ARE ANON-ESSENTIAL EVENTS ORBUSINESSES.THAT INCLUDES RACETRACKS.WE REACHED OUT TO SLED THISMORNING ABOUT THEIR RESPONSE TOANY OF THIS.WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.IN PICKENS COUNTY, TAGGART

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