CLEVELAND — State troopers are urging drivers to slow down after releasing video of a traffic stop for a driver going 84 miles over the speed limit in southern Ohio.
Video shows a trooper ask the driver to get out of his corvette. After a pat down, the trooper pulls out his radar gun, showing he clocked the driver’s speed at 149 miles per hour in a 65 mile per hour zone.
“It is shocking. It’s extremely shocking,” said Sgt. Bridget Matt with the Ohio State Highway Patrol. “You know, that could be your husband, wife, mother, daughter, son sharing the roadway with someone that’s driving that recklessly.”
But as shocking as it is, Sgt. Matt said speeding and reckless driving is “becoming all too common” across the state, including in and around Cleveland.
“It’s just inexcusable. There’s no room for road rage. There’s no room to drive that reckless," she added.
Experience shows dangerous driving only gets worse as the weather warms up and more people head outdoors. Memorial Day marks the start of what’s become known as "the 100 deadliest days" on our roads.
As more drivers hit the road, Sgt. Matt said you can expect to see more troopers on patrol and more maintenance and construction crews involved in road repairs.
“So we really urge our motorists to be more cognizant, to share the roadway with everyone using the road and to not drive distracted. Watch your speed,” she advised.
The driver in Warren County had plenty of excuses for going 84 miles an hour over the speed limit, including blaming it on another driver who cut him off multiple times and a lack of experience driving his corvette.
“There’s really no rhyme or reason or explanation for driving that fast,” Sgt. Matt said.
In the end he apologized to the trooper and got off with just a speeding citation.