A Northern Colorado man was arrested after deputies say he drove 130 miles per hour on Interstate 25, nearly twice the posted speed limit, while traveling through Larimer County. Deputies accused the driver of operating a vehicle intended for a “cannonball run,” or a race across the United States.
According to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy traveling southbound on I-25 spotted the vehicle moving at a high rate of speed in the opposite direction on May 30. The deputy first spotted the vehicle near the I-25 exit for Windsor.
“Our deputies observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed,” said Larimer County Sgt. Sam Roth. “What they said was the vehicle was going 130 miles per hour on Interstate 25.”
The vehicle, described as a blacked-out Ford, allegedly traveled from the Windsor exit area to south of Wellington as multiple deputies responded and attempted to catch up. Deputies reported that they were driving more than 100 miles per hour and that the car was getting farther away from them…