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Almost 120 mph on busy road; state trooper stops driver going nearly twice the speed limit

Almost 120 mph on busy road; state trooper stops driver going nearly twice the speed limit Photo contributed by Ohio State Highway Patrol (via Facebook) (Ohio State Highway Patrol (via Facebook) /Ohio State Highway Patrol (via Facebook))

LUCAS COUNTY — A driver was recently stopped for going nearly twice the speed limit on a busy Ohio road.

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The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) said a trooper from their Toledo post stopped a driver for going almost 120 mph on Interstate 475 in Lucas County, according to a social media post.

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The driver got clocked for traveling 119 mph in a 60 mph speed zone.

OSHP said on its Facebook page that the vehicle was “going nearly double the speed limit.”

They added that there have been over 4,400 speed-related crashes on Lucas County roads since 2020.

OSHP has asked drivers to “stay safe, slow down.”

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