Crime & Safety
UNH Student Bagged Going 135 mph in a Maserati: NHSP
Siyuan Cheng was allegedly speeding on Route 4 in Durham near the weigh station yesterday.
DURHAM, NH — Maybe he was late for work after classes or just wanted to see if his Maserati would actually go 185, like the lyrics of the Joe Walsh song. Either way, a UNH student is due in court next month after allegedly driving 135 mph on Route 4 yesterday afternoon.
Siyuan Cheng, 21, of Durham, was arrested on Aug. 1, 2016, and charged with reckless operation.
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According to New Hampshire State Police, at just before 4 p.m. while on Route 4, a state trooper allegedly saw a Maserati traveling at “an extremely high rate of speed” between Madbury Road and the Durham weigh station.
That stretch of road is a 55 mph zone, according to state police. The trooper began clocking the vehicle and allegedly tagged it on radar at a speed of 135.
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The vehicle was stopped and Cheng was arrested. He’s due in court on Sept. 27.
According to his Facebook profile, Cheng is a UNH student from China.
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