Traffic & Transit

Driver Of Land Rover Caught Going 104 MPH in Willington: State Police

State police made a high-speed stop in Willington over the weekend.

State police made a high-speed stop in Willington over the weekend.
State police made a high-speed stop in Willington over the weekend. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

WILLINGTON, CT — A hefty speeding violation landed on the lap of the driver of a Land Rover over the weekend in Willington, state police said.

According to an arrest report, at 9:14 p.m. Saturday, a state police trooper was conducting a speed enforcement detail along Interstate 84. While positioned near Exit 72 on the westbound side of the highway, the trooper saw a black Land Rover with Massachusetts plates whiz past him at a high rate of speed, according to an arrest report.

The speed registered at 104 mph, state police said.

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The trooper caught up to the Land Rover in Willington and pulled it over.

The driver, a 43-year-old Grafton, MA, man, was charged with reckless driving, an arrest report indicates.

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