A Mustang GT clocked at 143 miles per hour on State Highway 360 was enough to get the attention of even seasoned traffic officers in Arlington. The triple-digit reading lit up the LIDAR gun of an Arlington police highway enforcement officer on Dec. 2 as the sports car, reportedly racing another vehicle, blasted past his patrol unit. The driver, going more than twice the posted speed limit, was quickly pulled over and arrested for reckless driving.
The department shared the traffic stop on its social media platforms, not as a stunt, but as part of its ongoing effort to push out safety reminders and highlight the dangers officers see every day on Arlington roadways. Those messages tie into the city’s Safe Streets Arlington Plan, adopted in 2024, which aims to reduce serious-injury and fatal crashes to zero by 2050. According to police, the work is already showing results.
A Strategy Built Around Visibility
The department’s social media posts often include the locations where officers will be focusing enforcement, a tactic they say is meant to encourage responsible driving. When the Mustang’s 143-mph stop was posted, the update also included several additional areas where officers were stationed to watch for speeders, reckless drivers and impaired motorists.
In that post, the department addressed a common question: why reveal where enforcement is happening?…