Driver Sped 110 MPH In I-94 Work Zone; Sheriff Steps Up Patrols

RACINE COUNTY, WI — A man accused of drunken driving sped through a work zone on I-94 Sunday at 110 miles per hour, sheriff's official say.

At just before 9 a.m. Sunday, a sheriff’s deputy reported stopping a vehicle heading north on the interstate. The deputy reported clocking the vehicle traveling at 110 miles per hour in a posted 60 mile per hour construction zone, according to information released by sheriff's officials on Sunday.

Authorities said the car was driven by 41-year-old Jose L. Mendoza of Racine. A sheriff's deputy reported smelling alcohol on Mendoza, who later refused to perform field sobriety testing, sheriff's officials said.

Mendoza was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, reckless driving, speeding, and driving without insurance. Mendoza has another drunken driving arrest pending in Milwaukee County, authorities said.

Marijuana Seized In Second Traffic Stop

Authorities said another sheriff’s deputy, who was also doing traffic enforcement on the interstate in the construction zone along I-94, stopped 37-year-old Brian Penn from the Chicago area. Penn was clocked going 81 miles per hour in the 60-mile-per hour construction zone, sheriff's officials said.

When the deputy made contact with Penn, the deputy reported smelling burnt marijuana. Penn admitted he recently smoked marijuana and was arrested on suspicion of driving with marijuana, speeding, and possession of marijuana, according to a release from the Racine County Sheriff's office.