WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — A Wheat Ridge officer recorded a speeder going 68 over the speed limit on Interstate 70 on Sunday morning.
The Wheat Ridge Police Department (WRPD) said it's a new record for the officer who clocked the driver going 133 mph on the eastbound lanes of I-70 near Wadsworth Boulevard around 9 a.m.
"Frankly, it's terrifying," the police said in the tweet.
Police said the officer tried to pull the driver over but was unable to stop the vehicle safely. Police said that in dangerous driving incidents, they frequently share vehicle information with multiple law enforcement agencies, but this particular vehicle did not have a license plate.
In the tweet, the police reminded Coloradans to "please… slow down. Value your life more than this."
Police also said there would be additional patrols out due to Labor Day holiday weekend traffic.
On Monday, WRPD gave an update on its Facebook page about violations reported by one of the officers working extra patrols over the holiday weekend.
According to the post, an officer issued 11 citations on Sunday alone, primarily for speeding on Wadsworth Boulevard where most vehicles exceeded 55 mph in a 40-speed limit zone. The officer also cited several drivers who were traveling over 90 mph in the same area of I-70 as the driver traveling 133 mph, the police said.
The police said that they do issue fines for an expired registration when they detect it. Citations were issued yesterday for a Texas license plate that expired in 2017 and a Colorado license plate that expired in 2021.
"We’re out again today with extra patrols," the police say on their Facebook post. "Please slow down. Please consider your own life, the lives of the other people in your vehicle, and the lives of the other people in the other vehicles on the road when you make your decisions behind the wheel."
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