TOPEKA —The Kansas Highway Patrol continues to see more drivers traveling well above the posted speed limit.
This week, Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Heilman shared on social media an account of someone driving 102mph in a construction zone.
Heilman wrote, "In 2022, 891 people were killed and 37,701 people were injured in work zone crashes.
Driving 102 mph through them greatly increases the risk of a crash…not to mention a very hefty fine since we have to double it." In this instance the driver was responsible for $858.00 in fines and court costs, according to the ticket.
Last month, the KHP reported checking a driver's speed at 135 mph on a Kansas Highway. The 18-year-old driver crashed and went to jail.
In February, KHP Lieutenant Craig Davis had an encounter with a BMW on Interstate 70, checking its speed at 151 mph, 76 mph over the speed limit, according to a social media report from the KHP.
Also in February, the 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.
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.
Days earlier, Troopers stopped a motorist on Kansas Highway 10 for 112mph during evening rush hour traffic.
A week earlier, 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 Trooper stopped a motorist driving 116 mph, according to Trooper Ben Gardner. That driver was given a $468.00 fine, according to the ticket.
"It’s more than just speed. Speeding is dangerous, especially speeds like this."