UA Area
May 30, 2:18 a.m.
A young man didn’t even bother to make the lamest excuse when a cop caught him showing off the speed of his Chevy Camaro in the middle of town at 2 a.m., according to a University of Arizona Police Department report.
A UAPD officer traveling northbound on Campbell Avenue saw the subject going the other direction (southbound) in his car at a “high rate of speed” before he screeched to a stop at a stoplight at Sixth Avenue—which gave the officer a chance to turn around and follow him. When the light turned green, the car again “peeled out” at about 90–100 miles per hour, according to the officer’s estimate.
The officer followed the man through two more stoplights (both of which required him to slam on his brakes), at one point officially clocking in the subject’s speed at 75 miles per hour. Finally the officer put on his siren and lights to indicate that he wanted the Camaro to stop.
The young sports-car driver rolled down his window and said he “did not know” why he’d been pulled over. When the UA officer “informed him that (he’d) observed his recent driving behavior,” the subject “did not seem to have a response to the statement.”
The subject had a passenger with him, but the reporting officer didn’t specify this person’s gender, nor did he mention whether the passenger seemed to have been impressed with the subject’s car. The driver was cited and released for criminal speeding and “exhibition of speed.”
This article appears in Jun 30 – Jul 6, 2016.
If he “peeled out” at about 90-100 MPH, that is one hell of a Camaro.
Where does Campbell intersect with 6th AVENUE? I thought they both ran north-south? Did he screech to a stop at the North Pole?
Or perhaps it was 6th STREET–a difference any Tucsonan should know.
TDB:
This is the new and improved TW. What any Tucsonan should know need not apply.
IF, the Cop documented the intersection in that way, it’s grounds for the ticket to be dismissed. No mention of alcohol but the kid did the right thing by saying nothing and I recommend you do the same. They only ask the question for self incrimination.
Always, and I mean always, roll down your windows the second you see those blue lights. They count on that big whiff when they approach and you wait to roll down the window causing the difference of pressure to blast them with “evidence” right up the nose. “No sir officer, I don’t think you could mistake the smell of alcohol with my cologne so I won’t be moving or answering any other questions without a lawyer present.” *crickets*
Mari, can you please straighten out your possible oversights on this one and the “San” typo. Is there a difference between the print and electronic version?