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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Jan 29, 2025, 03:29 PM Yesterday

Teen In Corvette Hits 168 MPH While Running From Police [View all]

Hat tip, Jalopnik

Teen In Corvette Hits 168 MPH While Running From Police
Apparently, having fun is illegal now and somehow an arrestable offense.

By Collin Woodard
Published 52 minutes ago

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Kearney teen in Corvette reached 168 mph in chase, Nebraska troopers say

15 hours ago Joseph McCarty

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A 16-year-old Kearney boy led law enforcement on a 20-mile high-speed chase on Monday, authorities said. ... Just before 10 p.m., a Nebraska state trooper saw a Chevrolet Corvette going over 130 mph on 2nd Avenue in Kearney, near the Interstate 80 interchange.

The Nebraska State Patrol said the teenager kept going south on the road, which turns into Highway 44. ... The trooper tried to pull him over, but the patrol said the teen started going even faster.

A chase ensued, and the boy topped out at 168 mph, according to the patrol. ... Troopers said he turned onto eastbound Highway 6 toward Minden and ran over a set of stop sticks, which slowed down the Corvette. ... When he got to Minden, the teen turned off his lights and parked on a side street, the patrol said.

But law enforcement quickly found him and took him into custody. ... The teen was ticketed on suspicion of willful reckless driving, flight to avoid arrest and speeding.
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