A late-night joyride turned into a jail booking after a Tesla Model 3 driver was clocked going 128 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone on SR-900 near I-5 in south Seattle.
The driver was spotted just before 9 pm Thursday evening (May 8, 2025), according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson. He posted the details on social media (X formerly Twitter) with a photo showing the radar reading 128 mph and the blue Tesla involved.
Pushing the Limits of Tesla’s Speed Capabilities
While most Tesla Model 3 versions are designed for speed, this guy took it to an extreme. The standard Model 3 tops out at around 125 mph, but the Performance version can reach up to 162 mph. At 128 mph, I would say it is likely the driver was behind the wheel of a Performance or Long Range variant, and could have been driving even faster…