A 23-year-old man from New Jersey has been arrested and charged after hitting 145 mph (233 km/h) in a 65 mph (105 km/h) while behind the wheel of a 2009 Dodge Challenger.
Record Online reports that the man was nabbed in the town of Wallkill in New York when a New York State Police trooper parked in a U-turn area on Route 17 near Exit 122 spotted the speeding Challenger.
Police claim that after the driver passed the trooper, he continued to accelerate and passed another vehicle in a reckless manner. The 23-year-old behind the wheel, Jeremy Vanleuven, soon pulled off the highway and was stopped by police on Route 17K westbound.
Authorities charged him with second-degree reckless endangerment and reckless driving while also hitting him with misdemeanors and issuing him with a speeding ticket. Vanleuven is scheduled to make a court appearance on March 13.
New York State Police haven’t mentioned the specific Challenger model that was driven by Vanleuven but it was likely an SRT8 model.
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This isn’t the first time we’ve reported on a Dodge Challenger being driven at dangerous speeds on public roads. Back in 2017, a particularly infamous case saw a 25-year-old carelessly driving a Dodge Challenger Hellcat through traffic in Houston, Texas at speeds easily exceeding 100 mph (160 km/h).
Over in Germany, where driving at these speeds is possible (and legal) on the Autobahn, a Challenger Hellcat was taken through to 168 mph (270 km/h) and given enough room, is said to be capable of hitting 199 mph (320 km/h).
