Ease Off the Throttle
Not all states enforce speed limits the same way. Some are on the lenient side, while others won’t hesitate to throw the entire book at those who break it. The latter is especially true in states with super speeder laws, but either way, blowing past a state trooper or highway patrol officer at over 100 mph is quite literally begging for trouble.
Arizona has no super speeder laws in place, at least for now. It’ll take effect in July 2027, but that does little to help the case of one particular offender. If anything, doing 105 in a 75 mph zone was the least of the driver’s problems.
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Anything but Inconspicuous
Road & Track recently came across a rather interesting post from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. There, a trooper clocked a Camaro going 30 mph over the limit in the least conspicuous way possible. The car had no hood and no front bumper, undoubtedly attracting the attention of the authorities.
Granted, Arizona has no annual vehicle inspections, but blasting down the highway at triple-digit speeds in a car that’s missing most of its front end is guaranteed to be frowned upon by law enforcement. In an ironic twist, the offending Camaro was chased by one of the Arizona DPS’ own Camaro patrol vehicle, the latter with all of its panels intact.
While it’s good that the driver pulled over, ensuing interaction opened an entire can of worms for the driver.
One After the Other
Per the post, the driver was asked if he had a license, per standard operating procedure. The background check revealed that the license was suspended not once, but three times over. Why, you ask? The litany of offenses make for amusing reading.
The license was first suspended in January 2026 for financial responsibility. It was suspended again in March 2026 for street racing, and the third strike came in June 2026 because the driver failed to appear in court. That was despite the fact he was contacted twice and cited twice for driving on a suspended license.
In the end, the driver of the Camaro was arrested for criminal speeding and driving on a suspended license. As the Arizona DPS said in the post, “Watch your lead foot, and if a judge suspended your license, maybe take that as a sign to cool it on the driving until you’re in the clear.”
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