On the night of May 30, 2026, a Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted a black Ford sedan traveling about 130 mph on northbound I-25 near Carpenter Road in northern Colorado. The speed limit there is 75 mph.
The stop quickly escalated into more than a simple speeding case. According to the sheriff’s office, as additional deputies moved into position, the driver exited I-25 at Mountain Vista while still traveling around 100 mph. He then turned off the vehicle’s headlights to evade detection and ran a red light near Country Club and Terry Lake.
When deputies finally stopped the Ford, they allegedly discovered what authorities described as a purpose-built evasion vehicle. The sedan was equipped with a signal jammer, a license plate cover, the ability to disable all vehicle lighting, and other hardware designed to avoid detection. The vehicle had been modified to resemble a police cruiser…