Virginia police officers recently caught a speeding Ford Mustang. While that wouldn’t normally be news, it is this time because the driver was caught going 108 mph (172 km/h) in a 40 mph zone. And that driver is just 17 years old.
According to the Stafford County Sheriff’s office, they only caught the young driver due to a team effort and the use of a police radio. “First Sergeant B.W. Collins was in the 500 block of Poplar Road when he observed a northbound Ford Mustang traveling at 108 mph in the posted 40 mph zone. The First Sergeant activated his emergency equipment, but the suspect continued northbound, passing another vehicle in a curve,” thee Sheriff said in a post on Facebook.
The Stafford County Sheriff continued that another officer located the vehicle on a totally different road and completed a traffic stop. The minor was released to a parent with summonses for eluding, defective brakes, expired registration, passing on a curve, and reckless driving by speed. The driver has a February 9th court date.
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While we can’t say this with certainty, it seems like the police radio got lucky this time. There are at least 5.6 miles between where the police report first seeing the Mustang, of what vintage we don’t know, and where they pulled it over. In between those two locations in Stafford, there are a number of places where the driver could’ve gone or hidden.
The teen motorist should be thankful that they’re not 18 yet. Virginia is notoriously harsh on those who break the law behind the wheel. Any ticket issued where the vehicle is traveling at 20 mph or more above the speed limit is a criminal offense rather than a traffic infraction.
While this driver won’t automatically have their record expunged when they turn 18 (Virginia doesn’t allow reckless driving convictions to ever be expunged) they won’t likely do jail time. Whether or not they get to keep their license is possibly a different matter.
