A 77-year-old man could face driving under the influence and fleeing charges after a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper clocked him going 107 mph in a 2007 Ford Shelby Mustang.
A trooper, using moving radar, measured the Bismarck man's speed at 107 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone at around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release. The vehicle was southbound, about 15 miles north of Bismarck on Highway 83.
The trooper tried to pull over the car, which slowed to about 65 mph and kept driving. After about 10 miles, the patrol used tire spikes to deflate the man's tires. The Mustang continued south for four or five more miles while traveling about 40 mph, the release said.
The man pulled over to the shoulder of the road at 84th Avenue Northwest, where he was arrested.
A speeding ticket of $185 has been assessed to the man, but not paid yet, according to court documents. The man posted a $350 bond for driving under the influence and a $500 bond for fleeing, and he was released from the Burleigh County Detention Center around noon Thursday. He has not been formally charged with the offenses.
Separately, the same man pleaded guilty on Thursday to Class B misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass. Municipal Court Judge William Severin gave him a suspended sentence of two days and one year of unsupervised probation. He paid $200 in fines and fees for the conviction on Thursday.
Bismarck Police Lt. Randy Ziegler said the man walked into an acquaintance's home and sat down at the kitchen table. The woman told him to leave, then called police when he refused. Officers told the man, who was intoxicated, to leave, and he responded he wouldn't leave and they could arrest him. So they did.
(Reach reporter Jenny Michael at 250-8225 or jenny.michael@bismarcktribune.com.)
Posted in Local on Thursday, June 5, 2008 7:00 pm Updated: 2:20 pm.
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