161-mph, Route 93-north, Ashland, NH; orange Corvette

[fatlazyless]

161-mph is extremely fast and is maybe the record HIGH speed arrest on Route 93 in New Hampshire?

From the NH State Police twitter feed .... https://twitter.com/NH_StatePolice/s...94639890878464 ..... Sunday, July 31, 2022, at about 11:15-am, clocked going 161-mph on Route 93-north in Ashland NH.

Caught by the Woodstock Police who clocked it at 130-mph and stopped it in traffic off Exit 32 ... not too many bright orange Corvettes up here ..... too bad for him it wasn't a charcoal camouflage gray Corvette.

Something tells me it is unlikely he has a history of safe driving ...... and .... 161-mph is like the top speed for this orange Corvette

'Dodge Charger Hellcat Outruns Two Arkansas Troopers @ 150+ MPH' .... www.youtube.com/watch?v=03v-_OfJDks ..... March 6, 2020, somewhere in Arkansas .... 9:08-time length ..... and, check out how straight is this Arkansas highway compared to NH-Route 93 .... and, watch the police car, driver speed in the lower left hand corner .... up to GPS 150 MPH .... "Be adbvised, he was in and out of traffic, reckless, on the shoulder ..... just be advised."

Thursday, September 22, 2022 ...... summoned to appear at Plymouth Court House, Plymouth NH

[TiltonBB]

Hope he enjoyed the ride while he had it! He won't have a license for a while so it may be time to sell!

https://www.boston25news.com/news/lo...EXOZ64CDB3RNU/

[ITD]

He should lose his license, he is a dirtbag driving that fast on a public road.

[XCR-700]

Looks to me like he got away with it and got turned loose with nothing more than a court date, well for now anyway.

I would have expected the car impounded, and a big fine to start and a hefty bail,,,

Just goes to show you never know how the legal system will respond.

[TheTimeTraveler]

I believe that the speed of 161 mph would be considered "reckless driving". As such it could end up being not only expensive but very inconvenient for the driver.

[XCR-700]

Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler

I believe that the speed of 161 mph would be considered "reckless driving". As such it could end up being not only expensive but very inconvenient for the driver.

So far it looks like he got a short time out and released,,,

One might reasonable expect him to be held for something like this until he was in front of a judge.

Guess some people have better luck than others, or maybe better connections,,,

[ITD]

Originally Posted by XCR-700

So far it looks like he got a short time out and released,,,

One might reasonable expect him to be held for something like this until he was in front of a judge.

Guess some people have better luck than others, or maybe better connections,,,

I suspect if he had been drinking he would have been locked up. He probably will lose his license for a while and get fined.

[XCR-700]

Originally Posted by ITD

I suspect if he had been drinking he would have been locked up. He probably will lose his license for a while and get fined.

Agreed!

Not sure how this is a lessor offense,,,

[ITD]

Originally Posted by XCR-700

Agreed!

Not sure how this is a lessor offense,,,

It's speeding, reckless and dumb, but probably less dangerous to the public than driving drunk. Still, very dangerous, even a corvette can't out run the laws of physics. One poor slob, looks back, sees this moron a half mile back, changes lanes and gets demolished. Stupid thing to do, seems to be more of it now days.

[XCR-700]

Originally Posted by ITD

It's speeding, reckless and dumb, but probably less dangerous to the public than driving drunk. .

Are you kidding???

At 161 MPH on NH roadways, thats worse than any drunk driver!

At that speed, you could run into unexpected traffic and wipe out multiple cars, where as most drunk drivers have a hard time getting up to normal speed and tend to have lower speed accidents.

I am not in any way trying to downplay the impact of drunk driving, but going 160+ MPH on NH roads is insane. This guy should lose his license automatically and for at least as long as someone convicted of drunk driving.

We have all been conditioned to 80+ MPH on our interstate highways and you may well see someone even doing 100 MPH on occasion for a very short burst, but as a former racer I can tell you with no doubt in my mind that over 125 MPH is a game changer, and again over 150 MPH is a whole different realm. If he had hit a minivan filled with a family, not likely anyone would survive. And no telling just how many cars you could destroy at that speed.

This offense is much worse than any average drunk driver and should have a greater punishment.

There are plenty of places elsewhere you can do what he was doing, but NH highways are not one of them.

Even if he had enough control to pass someone at that speed (and thats questionable) he probably would have scared them so bad, it would not surprise me to see them crash without ever having made contact.

This is a very bad situation and the system needs to make an example of him.

[ITD]

Originally Posted by XCR-700

Are you kidding???

At 161 MPH on NH roadways, thats worse than any drunk driver!

At that speed, you could run into unexpected traffic and wipe out multiple cars, where as most drunk drivers have a hard time getting up to normal speed and tend to have lower speed accidents.

I am not in any way trying to downplay the impact of drunk driving, but going 160+ MPH on NH roads is insane. This guy should lose his license automatically and for at least as long as someone convicted of drunk driving.

We have all been conditioned to 80+ MPH on our interstate highways and you may well see someone even doing 100 MPH on occasion for a very short burst, but as a former racer I can tell you with no doubt in my mind that over 125 MPH is a game changer, and again over 150 MPH is a whole different realm. If he had hit a minivan filled with a family, not likely anyone would survive. And no telling just how many cars you could destroy at that speed.

This offense is much worse than any average drunk driver and should have a greater punishment.

There are plenty of places elsewhere you can do what he was doing, but NH highways are not one of them.

Even if he had enough control to pass someone at that speed (and thats questionable) he probably would have scared them so bad, it would not surprise me to see them crash without ever having made contact.

This is a very bad situation and the system needs to make an example of him.

Once again XCR, we disagree. I'm fine with him being charged, fined, whatever, but what he did, while a violation of trust and decency, is bad. Any moron who gets into a vehicle and drives drunk is much worse. Much worse.

[XCR-700]

Originally Posted by ITD

Once again XCR, we disagree. I'm fine with him being charged, fined, whatever, but what he did, while a violation of trust and decency, is bad. Any moron who gets into a vehicle and drives drunk is much worse. Much worse.

We will have to agree to disagree.

What he did is a exceedingly reckless and a blatant disregard for anyone elses safety, and the results of any accident at that speed would horrifying.

I can tell you if faced with the choice of having him on the highway with me or some drunk driver, either would be a bad situation, but I'll take the drunk driver ANY day. Not much chance of surviving a collision with a 160+ MPH vehicle.

If you have ever seen the crashes on the German autobahn, all thats left is a burned out circle where the crash scene occurred. Its nasty and tragic. And thats on roads designed for travel at such speeds, NH roads are NOT designed for such speeds,,,

Again, we are each entitled to our opinions, but mine is pretty solid on this, and I am a passionate performance car enthusiast and former auto racer. So I love these cars, just not driving that fast on public roads shared with families in regular vehicles.

ATB

[garysanfran]

ITD & XCR...Thought I'd put the two of you together on this...

Imagine driving drunk at 161 mph?

[XCR-700]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

ITD & XCR...Thought I'd put the two of you together on this...

Imagine driving drunk at 161 mph?

I think the drunk would have to be passed out and foot just pressed on the pedal, as most struggle to get up to speed,,,

[ITD]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

ITD & XCR...Thought I'd put the two of you together on this...

Imagine driving drunk at 161 mph?

I think that's how many drunks get caught, maybe not 161, but speeding still.

[XCR-700]

Originally Posted by ITD

I think that's how many drunks get caught, maybe not 161, but speeding still.

Funny, I was told it was the opposite, that they often get stopped for not keeping up with traffic/or driving slower than the posted speed for no apparent reason. Then thrown some swerving and other erratic maneuvers just to keep it interesting.

But then like most things I'm sure it varies.

[jbolty]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

ITD & XCR...Thought I'd put the two of you together on this...

Imagine driving drunk at 161 mph?

get home sooner, so less chance of an accident? drunk logic

[John Mercier]

I think the minimum-to-minimum punishment is on about 30 days loss of license difference. Of course, the difference between 100 mph and 161 mph may mean the minimum is not on the table.

[BroadHopper]

I travel through Connecticut often. Seems like they aren't serious about stopping speeders. I travel 70 mph down 91 and cars are whizzing by at twice the speed! The back roads to Lime Rock is insane! Bimmers, AMGs, and RS etc are blazing! Glad we are giving this guy a lesson. We may live free but safely!

[LoveLakeLife]

Ding No. 2: “whether or not”. “Or not” is subsumed into “whether”. It’s just “whether”.

Sorry, unlike Think I couldn’t restrain myself.


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