Photo: MSP / fox2detroit.com
Muscle cars: they are fast and powerful, loud and awesome. All that is still not a good excuse to go speeding on the highway like you’re a NASCAR driver on the track.
Lesson number one for one Ohio driver: speeding will get you in trouble. Lesson number two: no amount of light traffic is a good excuse for speeding, even if you do happen to set a new record for a speeding violation, at 180 mph. Lesson number three: a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is fast, but cops will still find a way to catch you, even if they can’t catch up with you.
This record-breaking incident happened on April 19, but the Michigan State Police tweeted about it on April 28, including a photo of the speeding ticket. The post was quickly deleted, because it included the full name of the offending driver, and a redacted version was put out to the media.
If you do the math, it shows the driver did 110 mph over the legal 70 mph speed limit, in a “2016 black Dodge” identified by pundits as a Challenger SRT Hellcat. The Drive says this particular speedster has a history of similar offenses.
MLive says 180 mph is the highest speed the Michigan State Police ever recorded on the highway, so the driver can probably take some consolation in knowing he set a record. A negative one, but still.
Hilariously, in the remarks section of the citation, the driver admitted fault, telling cops, “My fault. I was speeding with another vehicle. I’m sorry.” The document makes no mention of a second vehicle and, given the 180 mph speed of the Dodge, it’s safe to say the driver who did get caught won the race.
It took MSP additional patrol cars to stop the muscle car, another MLive report notes. Troopers tried to catch up with the Dodge to get the driver to pull over but, upon realizing it was too fast, they radioed ahead other troopers, and they blocked the way.
And this brings us to lesson number four: speeding in the context of the ongoing health crisis is such a shameful thing to do. “MSP wants people to know, just because there is less traffic on the roads and warmer weather, there are no excuses for speeding. Drive Safe,” the MSP says.
This record-breaking incident happened on April 19, but the Michigan State Police tweeted about it on April 28, including a photo of the speeding ticket. The post was quickly deleted, because it included the full name of the offending driver, and a redacted version was put out to the media.
If you do the math, it shows the driver did 110 mph over the legal 70 mph speed limit, in a “2016 black Dodge” identified by pundits as a Challenger SRT Hellcat. The Drive says this particular speedster has a history of similar offenses.
MLive says 180 mph is the highest speed the Michigan State Police ever recorded on the highway, so the driver can probably take some consolation in knowing he set a record. A negative one, but still.
Hilariously, in the remarks section of the citation, the driver admitted fault, telling cops, “My fault. I was speeding with another vehicle. I’m sorry.” The document makes no mention of a second vehicle and, given the 180 mph speed of the Dodge, it’s safe to say the driver who did get caught won the race.
It took MSP additional patrol cars to stop the muscle car, another MLive report notes. Troopers tried to catch up with the Dodge to get the driver to pull over but, upon realizing it was too fast, they radioed ahead other troopers, and they blocked the way.
And this brings us to lesson number four: speeding in the context of the ongoing health crisis is such a shameful thing to do. “MSP wants people to know, just because there is less traffic on the roads and warmer weather, there are no excuses for speeding. Drive Safe,” the MSP says.
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