Driver Doing Over 120 MPH Arrested In Bridgeport: CT State Police

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 20-year-old Warren, New Jersey man was arrested by Connecticut State Police over the weekend, after authorities said he was driving in excess of 120 miles per hour on Route 8 southbound near Exit 2 in Bridgeport.

Following the incident on Sunday, Ethan Steier was charged with reckless driving and disobeying the signal of an officer.

Steier was spotted traveling in a green BMW by troopers at about 2 a.m.

"This area has a posted speed limit of 55 MPH," state police wrote in a news release. "When Troopers attempted to initiate a motor vehicle stop, the BMW accelerated and entered onto I-95 southbound, eluding Troopers."

Minutes later, another Trooper saw the same BMW exiting I-95 southbound at Exit 18 in Westport and attempted to initiate a motor vehicle stop, and again, Steier fled the area, eluding the troopers, according to authorities.

"Patrol units in the area were advised that the same vehicle, a BMW sedan displaying a New Jersey registration, had just fled from Westport Police and entered the Merritt Parkway, traveling northbound," state police wrote.

A short while later, troopers, with the assistance of Trumbull police, found the BMW and Steier parked on Waller Road in Bridgeport.

Steier was taken into custody and charged. He was released after posting a $1,000 cash/surety bond, and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on Jan. 8.