The Cincinnati Police Department released the following tweet and video from a recent traffic stop. It's a reminder, the department says that officers are focused on speed enforcement in an effort to get drivers to slow down.Officer Darryl Tyus stopped a white Tesla, tracking the vehicle at speeds of 120 miles per hour.When Officer Tyus approaches the white 4-door he asks the driver if he knows how fast he was going.“Do you know how fast you were going?" Tyus asks. The unidentified driver responds "90?" District 2 Officer Tyus informs the driver he was going quite a bit faster.… "It was 120 miles per hour."120 miles per hour. That’s more than twice the 55-mile-per-hour limit on this stretch of I-71 nearing downtown Cincinnati. The motorist was given a speeding ticket for the excessive speed and a second citation for reckless operation.The excuse for driving so fast? The driver tells Officer Tyus that he was delivering groceries.Like most people behind the wheel, Daniel Hughes says he has to be extra careful for reckless drivers more and more often.“In this day and age, everyone is in a rush. Everyone has got their devices out. I don’t think there are a lot of people who are the safest drivers out there,” Hughes said. Daniel Hughes is on his way to the airport rushing for a flight, but he says there’s still no excuses behind the wheel.“You’ve got to assume that someone is going to hit you in this day and age. You gotta assume that someone is speeding, you gotta assume that someone is unfortunately not be the best driver,” Hughes said. Sgt. Ryan Purpura of the Ohio State Patrol concurs.“The increased speeds on the highways puts everyone at risk and are not worth it. It's not worth resulting in a crash where someone gets hurt or killed,” Purpura said. Agencies are working in conjunction with one another for speed limit enforcement, Purpura says.“Our goal is to make sure everyone is safe on the roadways. We will be out there this weekend and through the summer looking for those violations that create unnecessary risk for the motoring public,” Purpura said. After writing both citations, officer Tyus takes one more moment to make the point clear.“There’s no excuse why you are going 120 miles per hour just delivering groceries," Tyus said.
The Cincinnati Police Department released the following tweet and video from a recent traffic stop. It's a reminder, the department says that officers are focused on speed enforcement in an effort to get drivers to slow down.
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Officer Darryl Tyus stopped a white Tesla, tracking the vehicle at speeds of 120 miles per hour.
When Officer Tyus approaches the white 4-door he asks the driver if he knows how fast he was going.
“Do you know how fast you were going?" Tyus asks. The unidentified driver responds "90?" District 2 Officer Tyus informs the driver he was going quite a bit faster.… "It was 120 miles per hour."
120 miles per hour. That’s more than twice the 55-mile-per-hour limit on this stretch of I-71 nearing downtown Cincinnati. The motorist was given a speeding ticket for the excessive speed and a second citation for reckless operation.
The excuse for driving so fast? The driver tells Officer Tyus that he was delivering groceries.
Like most people behind the wheel, Daniel Hughes says he has to be extra careful for reckless drivers more and more often.
“In this day and age, everyone is in a rush. Everyone has got their devices out. I don’t think there are a lot of people who are the safest drivers out there,” Hughes said.
Daniel Hughes is on his way to the airport rushing for a flight, but he says there’s still no excuses behind the wheel.
“You’ve got to assume that someone is going to hit you in this day and age. You gotta assume that someone is speeding, you gotta assume that someone is unfortunately not be the best driver,” Hughes said.
Sgt. Ryan Purpura of the Ohio State Patrol concurs.
“The increased speeds on the highways puts everyone at risk and are not worth it. It's not worth resulting in a crash where someone gets hurt or killed,” Purpura said.
Agencies are working in conjunction with one another for speed limit enforcement, Purpura says.
“Our goal is to make sure everyone is safe on the roadways. We will be out there this weekend and through the summer looking for those violations that create unnecessary risk for the motoring public,” Purpura said.
After writing both citations, officer Tyus takes one more moment to make the point clear.
“There’s no excuse why you are going 120 miles per hour just delivering groceries," Tyus said.
