Since the start of 2019, troopers have stopped more than 21,000 motorists traveling 100 mph or more. Find out who these drivers are and where they are speeding: natecarlisle
“No cars on the freeway,” Avila explained. “I had recently bought the car. So, I was kind of, like, ‘Oh, maybe I should see how fast this thing can go.'"
The data also shows dense concentrations of 100 mph speeders in the state’s population center – the freeways up and down and across the Wasatch Front. Yet the problem isn’t confined to wide thoroughfares. Troopers are pulling over excessive speeders on two-lane roads from Bear Lake down to the Four Corners.“The fastest car that I’ve ever pulled over was going 148 mph,” said UHP Cpl.
“We're basically designing our highways, and many of our roads, even within cities, to be like racetracks, to basically be safe at high speeds. So, what do people do? They just push the speeding envelope," said Miller. “Our vehicles are not made to withstand damage from crashes that are at those extreme speeds,” said UHP Lt. Jalaine Hawkes.