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Man arrested in 147 mph Loop 101 violation (IN A HYUNDAI!)
East Valley Tribune ^ | 06/02/2006 | Mike Sakal

Posted on 06/06/2006 1:35:33 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

Some records are meant to be broken, but Scottsdale police aren’t happy with one that has been shattered by someone they described as “a very dangerous driver.”

The new speed record clocked last month by photo enforcement cameras along Loop 101 in Scottsdale — at 147 mph — is 16 mph more than the one set by an unknown motorcyclist on Feb. 14.

Lawrence Pargo, 26, of Goodyear was arrested by Scottsdale police at his home May 26 on suspicion of four counts of excessive speeding, reckless driving and endangerment, Scottsdale police Lt. Frank O’Halloran said.

Pargo was clocked and photographed in a silver Hyundai Sonata traveling at speeds ranging from 102 mph to 147 mph on four occasions between 5:47 and 6:20 a.m. May 21.

“He endangered the lives of others as well as himself,” O’Halloran said. “The car was beyond its capabilities, and he was beyond his capabilities of controlling it. The tires aren’t rated for 147 mph. They’re stock tires on a rental car. The car probably was shaking.”

The controversial speed enforcement program includes six cameras along a 7.8-mile stretch of Loop 101 between Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard. A proposed bill in the state Legislature that could ban speed cameras from state highways still is being discussed.

Arresting the worst offenders has been a top priority for the city as part of an effort to send a message to motorists along Loop 101 in Scottsdale, where drivers frequently exceed 100 mph.

Police also have arrested Darren Sucato, 27, of Scottsdale — who had paid four previous speeding violations — on suspicion of excessive speeding, reckless driving and endangerment, O’Halloran said. Sucato was clocked and photographed at 107 mph in his 2005 silver Pontiac Grand Prix at 11:02 p.m. May 23, according to O’Halloran.

The Hyundai that Pargo was driving was either leased or rented. It is owned by P.V. Holding in Virginia Beach, Va., O’Halloran said.

Pargo couldn’t be reached for comment.

Gauging by the e-mails sent from O’Halloran to other officers, Pargo’s arrest was a top priority.

“Please put your best guys on this one and let’s get him this week,” O’Halloran said in an e-mail to officer James Butera on May 22.

If convicted on all counts, Pargo could receive 12 points on his driver’s license — it takes eight points to get a license suspended — and he’ll be placed on a high-risk list among rental car agencies, O’Halloran said.

Tickets start at $157, but each of Pargo’s speeding tickets could cost $200 or more.

“There is no doubt that it is the same car and driver in all four incidents,” Bruce Kalin, the contract administrator for Scottsdale police who is overseeing the program, said in an e-mail.

There were 30,169 speeders clocked at 76 mph or more on Loop 101 during the warning phase of the photo enforcement program between Jan. 22 and Feb. 21. The number of speeders dipped nearly 30 percent the next month, when citations began.

However, in the last two months, the number of speeders has increased to nearly what it was during the warning phase, according to information from the city.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: 147mph; hyundai; yeahright
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To: Responsibility2nd
My car is equipped and capable of those speeds but I would never, EVER even think about doing this on a public highway.

This guy was a inadvertant suicide on the way to happen.

He is very lucky he didn't biff it into a semi at that speed.

And in a Hyundai ?

WTF?

Cheers,

knewshound

In Pakistan, the beating continues
21 posted on 06/06/2006 1:42:31 PM PDT by knews_hound (Driving Liberals nuts since 1975 !)
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To: Responsibility2nd
“The car was beyond its capabilities, and he was beyond his capabilities of controlling it."

Apparently not.

22 posted on 06/06/2006 1:42:42 PM PDT by TommyDale (Stop the Nifongery!)
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To: Responsibility2nd
There were 30,169 speeders clocked at 76 mph or more on Loop 101 during the warning phase of the photo enforcement program between Jan. 22 and Feb. 21.

This is total BS. In one month's time???? 76 mph or more????

Clearly they have faulty equipment.

23 posted on 06/06/2006 1:42:48 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A Moose Once Bit my Sister. Yeah. She Turned Moose-lim.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
It couldn't possibly be that the speed trap was out of calibration. Yugo-like cars go this fast all the time.

</sarcasm>

24 posted on 06/06/2006 1:42:59 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam Factoid:After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I drove 118 in a Cavalier once....I thought I blew the engine but found the engine shuts down.


25 posted on 06/06/2006 1:42:59 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Responsibility2nd

147 mph? This sounds like the (phony) Darwin Award story of the guy strapping JATO rockets to his car.


26 posted on 06/06/2006 1:43:04 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Never ask a Kennedy if he'll have another drink. It's nobody's business how much he's had already.)
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To: Gay State Conservative
I could drive at 147 MPH for about 3 seconds before I had a fatal heart attack.

Depends on the car. :-)

But I would never drive that fast on anything but "Z" rated tires. (My Vette has "Z" rated tires)

27 posted on 06/06/2006 1:43:08 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Well that speaks well for the Hyundai....must check on that one......


28 posted on 06/06/2006 1:43:08 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Responsibility2nd

That's the brand new Sonata, a complete clean sheet redesign. It's giving Toyota and Honda *fits* because it's on par with their Camry and Accord while costing thousands less.

I've had one up to 125, I can readily believe that it was good up to its speed limiter (148). And I really doubt that the car was beyond its capabilities.


29 posted on 06/06/2006 1:43:11 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: sine_nomine
Doing a speed like that on the 101 should be a felony.

It probably IS!.............(I love the Autobahn!).........

30 posted on 06/06/2006 1:43:22 PM PDT by Red Badger (Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
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To: All

Candidates for the "Darwin Award".


31 posted on 06/06/2006 1:43:37 PM PDT by bennowens
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To: Responsibility2nd
"The tires aren’t rated for 147 mph. They’re stock tires on a rental car."

But he's from Goodyear.

32 posted on 06/06/2006 1:43:40 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Lawrence ParGO!)
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To: martin_fierro
Maybe, just maybe. But in a rental car???

Let me call Enterprise, I'll be right back.......

33 posted on 06/06/2006 1:44:10 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A Moose Once Bit my Sister. Yeah. She Turned Moose-lim.)
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To: Red Badger
My wife just bought a Hyundai suv of some sort and she says it runs like a rocket. She has a real lead foot too.
34 posted on 06/06/2006 1:44:12 PM PDT by Texasforever (I have neither been there nor done that.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I did 120 mph in my Dad's old 1967 Chevy Bel-Air station wagon across a bridge one night at 1:30 in the morning. What a rush that was!


35 posted on 06/06/2006 1:45:27 PM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Support American sovereignty - boycott employers of illegal aliens)
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To: BurbankKarl
I drove 118 in a Cavalier once....I thought I blew the engine but found the engine shuts down.

LOL!! I had my wife's old Cavalier up to 109 before and I thought the damn thing would shake apart on me. I've had my Concorde up over 100 but it felt like the front end was going to come off of the ground.
36 posted on 06/06/2006 1:45:27 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (aka MikeinIraq - WTFO)
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To: Responsibility2nd
I'm not familiar with Loop 101. On some roads they don't need a radar for photo enforcement at that speed. They could just film everyone and elimate the few who are blocking traffic.
37 posted on 06/06/2006 1:45:42 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Never ask a Kennedy if he'll have another drink. It's nobody's business how much he's had already.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Not really. I see people doing that all the time on the Interstate.

Coming back from DC, I averaged about 75 and people were passing me like I was standing still. Especially on the 495 beltway at night.


38 posted on 06/06/2006 1:45:58 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Is my memory failing or did they always swear up and down that they could not issue moving violations based on cameras because they could not positively ID drivers? Here in Maryland, we have red-light and tollbooth cameras, but they only photograph rear license plates. The tickets those cameras generate are like parking tickets - attributable to the vehicle not the driver.
39 posted on 06/06/2006 1:46:05 PM PDT by RebelBanker (If you can't do something smart, do something right.)
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To: sine_nomine

I had the priveledge to drive 154 at California Speedway in a NASCAR as part of a promotion with my company about 5 years ago. I drove, did the gas, steering, shifting of the gears but there was a "professional" sitting next to me to make sure I didn't go into the wall. The whole thing is on video tape.

Very cool experience.


40 posted on 06/06/2006 1:46:39 PM PDT by Chicos_Bail_Bonds
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