Posted on 12/09/2021 12:32:35 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
State police say they cited a juvenile after catching him driving 160 mph on Interstate 94 in Lake County over the weekend.
An Illinois State Police District 15 trooper observed a gray Audi traveling at a high rate of speed around 9:55 p.m. Sunday, according to Illinois State Police Trooper Genelle Jones
Jones said the driver was a male juvenile from Mount Prospect. He was cited for speeding 35 mph over the limit, a Class A misdemeanor. The juvenile was released on a $2,500 I-Bond and was not taken to jail for confinement, Jones said.
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Must be new math?
160mph on the average road is a good way a 17 year old won’t make it to 18.
They gave him a break for being extra stupid.
Common Core! Wurks fo Illanoise!
The consequences of a speeding ticket depend on the circumstances. But generally, the possible penalties are:
1 to 20 miles per hour over the limit. $120 fine.
21 to 25 miles per hour over the limit. $140 fine.
26 to 34 miles per hour over the limit. Class B misdemeanor and carries up to six months in jail and a maximum $1,500 in fines.
35 miles per hour or more over the limit. Class A misdemeanor and carries up to one year in jail and a maximum $2,500 in fines.
I once got pulled over for doing 105 mph. The cop wrote me up for doing 90. He said if he wrote me up for more than 90, he’d have to take me into custody.
same here except it was 120 and the cop did take me in :)
“160 mph in a 70 = 35 over?
Must be new math?”
Sounds like they cut this kid a major break and cited him for less than they could have.
Common practice in my state....as long as your respectful to the officers and don’t act like a jackass.
I had one for "in excess of 100" long ago in a 74 Mercury Marquis.
The most important question is WHICH MODEL AUDI???
I imagine the highest ticket they could give was for driving 35 over the limit. Meaning “at least” 35 over the limit.
Highest penalty:
35 miles per hour or more over the limit. Class A misdemeanor and carries up to one year in jail and a maximum $2,500 in fines.
“35 miles per hour or more over the limit. Class A misdemeanor and carries up to one year in jail and a maximum $2,500 in fines.”
Nope. They slammed him with the max.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hWfqn4jBSw
In Ontario Canada if he’d been caught doing that speed the vehicle would have been confiscated.
I remember when the cop pulled me over. He said that when he finally caught up with me, that he had me clocked at about 90, but he said, I think you were going a lot faster than that. I said, yes I was. He said he was going to write me up for going 90, because if I was going faster than 25 mph over the speed limit, he’d have to arrest me. I told him thanks. I paid the ticket. It was something like $350.
Take your pick.
Locally, Audi drivers are by far the worst @-holes on the road. It’s the car middle-agers buy when they lose their libido and need to compensate. Maybe this kid has early onset impotence.
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