The Brief
- Former Goodyear police officer Chad Matthews resigned in 2025 following an internal investigation that uncovered 37 incidents of excessive speeding.
- Internal records show Matthews exceeded 100 mph in 27 instances, reaching a top speed of 127 mph on Interstate 10.
- Matthews was fired from the Mammoth Police Department in August 2025 after a brief 20-day tenure following an Arizona POST new-hire audit.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Traffic moves briskly on and off Interstate 10 in Goodyear, with drivers synchronized on the streets of the city. But on dozens of occasions from 2023 to 2025, one officer defied speed limits.
Chad Matthews was hired by the Goodyear Police Department in 2022 after nearly a decade as a sheriff’s deputy in Washington state. Matthews came to Goodyear as an instructor for “Below 100,” an initiative to stop preventable deaths in the line of duty by following five rules: wear a belt, wear a vest, watch your speed, “What’s important now?” and “Complacency kills!”
However, it was his speeding that cost him his job. Goodyear Police Chief Brian Issitt is speaking bluntly about his former officer. Internal investigations and Matthews’ own body camera footage expose extremely high speeds. Ultimately, Matthews resigned right before the department could fire him.…