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Old May 11th 10, 01:37 PM posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.autos.sport.nascar,alt.law-enforcement.traffic,misc.transport.road,seattle.politics
Dave__67
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Default Driver arrested after being clocked at over 135 mph on Highway520 bridge

On May 10, 10:11*pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are DEADLY PSYCHOPATHS"
> wrote:
> On May 10, 11:21*am, "Leroy N. Soetoro" >
> wrote:
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> >http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...318_drivingarr...
> > m.html?prmid=obnetwork

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> > A Bellevue man with a long history of traffic violations was busted in
> > Medina early Saturday after troopers spotted him racing his BMW M6 across
> > the Highway 520 floating bridge at speeds estimated over 135 miles per
> > hour.

>
> > Vladislav O. Orlovskii, 24, was arrested on investigation of drunken
> > driving and reckless driving. Orlovskii posted bail and was released from
> > jail a few hours after his arrest.

>
> > According to the State Patrol:

>
> > A trooper saw Orlovskii's white sports car eastbound at "an extremely high
> > rate of speed" just after 1 a.m. The BMW was weaving in and out of traffic
> > and passing other motorists on the bridge, which has a posted speed limit
> > of 50 mph.

>
> > The trooper attempted to follow Orlovskii but was forced to slow down out
> > of concern for his own safety. Another trooper listening to the police
> > radio was parked just east of the bridge and was able to stop the car on
> > the exit ramp to 84th Avenue Northeast in Medina.

>
> > During the traffic stop, Orlovskii gave no explanation for the speed.
> > Troopers said his eyes appeared to be "bloodshot" and "watery" and they
> > were concerned that Orlovskii was intoxicated, according to booking
> > paperwork.

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> > According to the State Patrol, Orlovskii registered a breath-alcohol
> > content of 0.081 percent upon arrest.

>
> > A time/distance calculation revealed that from the time the first trooper
> > spotted Orlovskii's car to the time of the stop, the Bellevue man had
> > covered 2.59 miles in exactly 1 minute, 8 seconds; which is an average
> > speed of 137 mph, or 201 feet per second.

>
> > According to a criminal-records check, Orlovskii was arrested Feb. 8 for
> > speeding and inattention to driving. On Monday, Bellevue District Court
> > Judge Linda Jacke ordered him to pay a $124 fine for that offense.

>
> > Orlovskii also has been stopped for failing to use a seat belt, having
> > deeply tinted vehicle windows and failure to use turn signals, according
> > to court records.

>
> This monster is obviously a psychopath with no concern for the safety
> of others. *He should be locked up forever but the auto industry will
> make sure he just pays a fine so he can continue causing crashes and
> making the industry rich.


Yeah, but it was a floating bridge. Do the cops even have jurisdiction
on a boat?


Dave
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