Bill would allow extra prison time for extreme speeding during certain felonies

Under the proposal, a court could add a fixed prison term of up to five years, to be served after the sentence for the felony. It applies only to felonies described in two cited Indiana criminal statutes. Aggravated speeding means driving over 100 miles per hour or more than 30 miles per hour above the posted speed limit. The state may seek the added term in a separate part of its charging papers and must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the person knowingly or intentionally drove at the defined speeds while committing the felony. If a jury decided the felony case, the jury hears evidence on the added term; after a court trial or guilty plea, the judge hears that evidence alone. The section would take effect July 1, 2026, if enacted.