Motorist pulled over after driving over 100 mph in I-696 construction zone

A handgun was found by Michigan State Police in a sport utility vehicle that was recorded at driving over 100 mph in a construction zone on I-696.

The investigation began about 7:40 p.m. Wednesday when a trooper from the MSP Metro North post was on patrol along westbound Interstate 696 in Oakland County. The trooper saw a Dodge Durango driving westbound at a noticeably high rate of speed, and clocked it at 101 mph in a posted 60 mph construction zone near Campbell Road / Exit 17 in Royal Oak.

The trooper stopped the vehicle and spoke to the driver…

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