TEMPE — A driver clocked at 108 mph on Interstate 10 in Tempe told a state trooper he was trying to get his passenger home before her curfew, which was an hour away, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
A trooper spotted a tan SUV going about 100 mph in the HOV lane near Warner Road on Nov. 8, DPS said, according to AZFamily. When the trooper pulled behind it, the SUV swerved across the freeway to the far-right lane, weaved around cars and a semi-truck, then cut back across every lane and into the left lane, where it was clocked at 108 mph.
The driver, who was not identified, was arrested and the SUV was towed. The passenger was taken safely off the highway.
On Wednesday, another trooper watching an I-10 construction zone between Phoenix and Casa Grande clocked a silver Ford F-150 weaving between lanes at 90 mph. The work-zone speed limit is 55 mph.
A records check showed the driver had been stopped within the past year for going 105 mph less than 10 miles away, troopers said. He had also been stopped for highway racing in Casa Grande.
Asked about the earlier stops, the driver told the trooper, “I can see how that looks bad,” according to DPS. He was arrested on suspicion of criminal speeding and reckless driving, and his truck was impounded.
Sources: AZFamily. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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