Minn. Trooper Writes 205 Mph Ticket

[SafetyPro2]

How'd you like to have to roll on this one had he lost it?

Minn. Trooper Writes 205 Mph Ticket

WABASHA, Minn. - With a State Patrol airplane overhead, a motorcyclist hit the throttle and possibly set the informal record for the fastest speeding ticket in Minnesota history: 205 mph.

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[ffemt8978]

Kathy Swanson of the state Office of Traffic Safety said unless Tilley was wearing the kind of protective gear professional motorcycle racers wear, he was courting death at 200 mph.


"I'm not entirely sure what would happen if you crashed at 200 miles per hour," Swanson said. "But it wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure."

I'm sure...can you say human skidmark?

 

[cbdemt]

Forget the cot, I think a shovel and a red-bag would do the trick for that one.

 

[rescuecpt]

Don't bother with the ambulance, call for the hearse.

 

[ffemt8978]

Originally posted by rescuecpt@Sep 22 2004, 11:41 AM
Don't bother with the ambulance, call for the hearse.

I think the street sweeper would be more appropriate.

 

[PArescueEMT]

Just call the engine for the washdown.

 

[emtingham]

205 mph motorcycle

I live about an hour away from where that was. It turned out to be one of the states congressmen or senaters son. That was a black eye.

 

[BossyCow]

My state holds the record for the highest Blood Alcohol on a driver though.. former cop, female, blew a .4 something.

 

[firecoins]

My state holds the record for the highest Blood Alcohol on a driver though.. former cop, female, blew a .4 something.

Its always the people who know better...

 

[Flight-LP]

My state holds the record for the highest Blood Alcohol on a driver though.. former cop, female, blew a .4 something.

I've transported several with a BAC above 400.

532 is the highest I remember.............................

 

[Ridryder911]

Ditto.. seen many above 400, not to abnormal for chronic alcoholics to have extreme numbers.

R/r 911

 

[BossyCow]

I've transported several with a BAC above 400.

532 is the highest I remember.............................

were they driving?

 

[ffemt8978]

were they driving?

.537 is the highest I've seen for a DUI arrest...they were passed out in the middle of an intersection at 1PM on a Tuesday.

 

[Jay114]

.537 is the highest I've seen for a DUI arrest...they were passed out in the middle of an intersection at 1PM on a Tuesday.

Maybe they had a meeting there...arrived early and decided to nap