A 19-year-old man who’s accused of going 132 miles per hour on Interstate 91 in Cromwell on Wednesday morning advised police he didn’t cease for a state trooper as a result of he was late for a job interview, in accordance with state police.
A state trooper working a motorcar enforcement element noticed a Mercedes E300 rushing on I-91 South close to exit 22 in Cromwell simply earlier than 9 a.m. on Wednesday and a velocity laser unit discovered it was going 132 miles per hour, in accordance with state police.
A state trooper tried to cease the driving force, however he stored going and police known as off the pursuit.
When police contacted the registered proprietor of the automotive, they discovered {that a} 19-year-old Cromwell man was driving on the time, police mentioned.
When investigators known as him, he admitted to driving and mentioned he didn’t cease as a result of he was late for a job interview, in accordance with state police.
Police arrested him when he arrived at Troop H in Hartford.
The suspect has been charged with reckless driving, disobeying sign of an officer, failure to take care of lane, passing on the suitable, improper flip, passing at an unsafe distance, participating police in a pursuit, interfering with an officer and reckless endangerment within the first diploma.
He was launched on a $2,500 bond and is scheduled to seem in Middletown Superior Court docket on June 17.
