Connecticut State Police have recently shared arrest reports for a number of drivers caught driving at speeds in the triple digits, and reckless driving on the state’s motorways.
This week a Stamford driver who fled a crash on foot, later admitted he had spun out while operating at speeds in excess of 140 mph on the Merritt Parkway.
The subject of a BOLO, a New Haven man spotted by a state trooper in an I95 rest area back in January, sped off with trooper in pursuit. The driver failed to turn on his his headlights and hit speeds of 100mph. He was arrested on Oct 11.
On Sunday, a Volkswagen driver’s speed in the area of exit 7 on I95 was was clocked between 97-103 mph. That driver, Toby Tweedie, of Bridgeport, was charged Reckless Driving and Operation of a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs.
GFP readers have posted their observations on Facebook.
“It is amazing that every day now there is a crash or fatality from not following the laws of the road. No one stops for stop signs anymore .. did I miss a memo ?” one person wrote.
On the post about the driver clocked at 95+ MPH, one reader wrote, “People like him (and it’s more and more every day) put all our lives at risk on these roads.”
Another reader wrote, “Every single day I see people driving like this guy. We need more cops!”
Tamir Skyers. Photo courtesy CT State Police
Most recently, this Thursday around noon, a State Trooper assigned to Troop H- Hartford conducting enforcement for the Aggressive Driving / Fatal Accident Mitigation Initiative on I-91 northbound in the area of exit 29 in Hartford observed a black Acura TLX sedan headed north at a rate of speed.
The Trooper subsequently clocked the speed of the Acura by speedometer at 125 mph and above.
The Trooper activated emergency lights and siren to initiate a traffic stop, but the Acura driver did not comply and continued to accelerate and make several unsafe lane changes, using the shoulder and gore areas to pass other traffic.
Prior to terminating their efforts to stop this vehicle, the trooper saw the driver abruptly exit I-91 exit 32b onto Market Street in Hartford and run both a red light and stop sign before losing sight of the vehicle.
The suspected driver, Tamir Skyers, 19, of Hartford, was contacted by phone and agreed to turn himself in. He was arrested at approximately 2:35pm. He was charged with:
CGS 14-215; Illegal Operation of a Motor Vehicle Under Suspension
CGS 14-222; Reckless Driving
CGS 14-223(a); Disobeying Signal Of Officer
CGS 14-233; Passing on the Right
CGS 14-236; Failure to Maintain Proper Lane- Limited Access Highway
CGS 14-244; Making an Improper Turn/Stop Signaling
CGS 14-299; Failure to Obey Traffic Control Signals
CGS 14-301; Failure To Obey Stop Sign
CGS 14-36(a); Operating a Motor Vehicle Without a License CGS 53a-167a; Interfering with an Officer/Resisting
CGS 53a-63; Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree
Mr. Skyers was later released from custody on a $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at Hartford Superior Court on Nov 4, 2024.