A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a Connecticut State Police trooper observed him driving at a speed later confirmed to be 132 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trooper saw a Mercedes-Benz E300 traveling at excessive speed on I-91 south near Cromwell and tried to initiate a traffic stop with lights and sirens. The driver accelerated away, making unsafe lane changes and weaving in and out of traffic, the trooper’s report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of the hazard being created, the trooper stopped the pursuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
State Police contacted the registered owner of the vehicle, who said that a family member had it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Troopers obtained a phone number for the man, who admitted he had been driving and said he didn’t stop because he was late for a job interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He then agreed to meet Troopers at Troop H office in Hartford, where he was arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He faces nine charges: reckless driving; disobeying signal of an officer; failure to maintain lane; passing on the right; improper turn; passing at an unsafe distance; engaging police in a pursuit; interfering with an officer; and reckless endangerment in the first degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was released on a $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Middletown Superior Court on June 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n