Driver arrested for allegedly going 148 mph on freeway
Sep 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
The crashed car of a driver arrested for allegedly driving 148 mph in Juab County, Utah. (Utah Highway Patrol)
(Utah Highway Patrol)
JUAB COUNTY, Utah — Utah Highway Patrol troopers arrested an 18-year-old driver overnight for allegedly going 148 mph on I-15 in Juab County.
According to the UHP, troopers spotted a car going 144 mph in the early hours of Monday morning but lost it.
Soon after, a different trooper spotted the car going 148 mph in an 80 mph zone.
The car later crashed through a fence on an exit ramp at Yuba Dam Road. The driver wasn’t injured.
The UHP said the driver, an 18-year-old man, told troopers a Toyota had been chasing him and he was afraid. The UHP said it had no cars matching that description in the area.
Troopers arrested the 18-year-old and took him into custody on suspicion of speeding and reckless endangerment.
