Boulder City police clock motorist at 111 mph
A Boulder City police photo shows the vehicle of a motorist being towed in the city Thursday, May 12, 2022. The motorist was clocked doing 111 mph in a 65 mph zone. (Boulder City Police Department)
Updated May 13, 2022 - 1:40 pm
Boulder City police said they arrested a motorist Thursday for driving nearly twice the speed limit in a 65 mph zone.
Police posted on their Facebook page about the traffic stop.
“Today a BCPD Motor Officer witnessed a vehicle passing several slower moving vehicles and clocked it 111 mph in a 65 mph zone,” police said. “He paced the vehicle at 124 mph before the driver pulled over.”
Police said the motorist was arrested on a reckless driving charge. The traffic stop unfolded on Interstate 11 at the Railroad Pass overpass, city spokeswoman Lisa LaPlante said.
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