99 MPH Driver Out $650 In Oak Creek Speed Patrol: Report

MILWAUKEE, WI — Sheriff's officials in Milwaukee County say an area driver is out more than $650 after a deputy caught the driver going 99 miles per hour on I-94 in Oak Creek.

According to sheriff's reports, a sheriff’s deputy working the speed saturation patrol on the morning of Aug. 30, stopped a driver going 99 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour speed zone on I-94 in the southbound lanes in Oak Creek.

According to sheriff's reports, when asked why he was going at such a high rate of speed, the man told the deputy who conducted the traffic stop that he was running late to get to a soccer game.

Authorities say the 26-year-old man, later identified as Luis Martinez, did not have a valid driver’s license and was cited for Operating After Suspension in addition to a citation for speeding 44 miles per hour over the limit.

According to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office, the speeding citation was $456, and the operating after suspension ticket was $204.

Sheriff Richard Schmidt said in a prepared statement, “this driver’s selfish and reckless behavior put other motorists on the freeway at risk, when he shouldn’t have been in the driver’s seat at all as a suspended driver. It’s better to arrive late to your destination, than not at all.”

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