OSAGE COUNTY —The Kansas Highway Patrol continues to see more drivers traveling well above the posted speed limit.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported two traffic stops for 100-plus miles per hour within 6 miles in the same afternoon, and both vehicles had children in the car, according to a social media report Monday.
LT. Littrell stopped the first vehicle for 103mph on Interstate 35 in Osage County. This vehicle had a properly restrained infant in the vehicle. Just six miles down the road the next vehicle was stopped for 101mph and had an unrestrained child, according to the KHP.
On Thursday, Troopers stopped a motorist on Kansas 10 for 112 mph during evening rush hour traffic.
On Wednesday, a Trooper on I-70 noticed a vehicle racing up behind him. Swiftly exiting, he let the speedster pass, only to re-enter and apprehend them for cruising at 106 in a 75 zone. Not only that, but the driver was also tailgating and failing to stay in the right lane on a 4-lane highway.
On February 5, in heavy fog on Interstate 135 in Saline County, a Troper stopped a motorist driving 116 mph, according to Trooper Ben Gardner. That driver faces a $468.00 fine, according to the ticket.
In 2022, Troop D troopers wrote 1,237 tickets for people driving over 100 mph, according to Trooper Tod Heilman. 153 mph was the top speed that year.
"These speeds are excessive and even more dangerous with precious cargo in the vehicles."