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ROCK HILL, S.C. -- South Carolina transportation leaders want to put the brakes on makeshift roadside memorials for people who have died in car crashes.

Instead, they are now offering their own memorials. For $250, a plaque will be placed by state workers at the wreck site for two years.

“It is a nice thought, but they really have to fix the laws first that punish people who kill in this state,” said Alan Stapleton, whose father died in a wreck last year when another car ran through a stop sign.

Stapleton’s memorial to his father was taken down because officials say it was too close to the roadway and could be a distraction or a hazard.

South Carolina transportation leaders say the signs will not be erected for victims who were involved in criminal activity that led to their deaths.

North Carolina doesn't offer memorial signs.