A Massachusetts man is currently facing multiple charges as authorities allege that he was driving in a reckless manner and exceeding the speed limit.
State Police reported that on Saturday at around 11:00 a.m., Troopers from Troop C – Tolland were engaged in speed enforcement on I-84 west in the Town of Union, Connecticut. During their patrol near Exit 74, a Trooper noticed a grey Tesla exceeding the posted speed limit by a significant margin.
The Trooper decided to leave his spot and approach the vehicle in order to establish contact. It took several miles for the Trooper to catch up to the speeding vehicle, which was aggressively overtaking other vehicles across all three lanes at an incredibly high speed. Once the Trooper was directly behind the vehicle, he determined its speed to be 130 mph. The Trooper initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle, which promptly pulled over to the right shoulder at Exit 70 in the Town of Willington…