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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Cops Say Corvette Hits 140 MPH During Chase, Airplane Needed to Follow It
The driver of a 2024 Chevrolet Corvette is facing multiple charges after allegedly being caught speeding at 140 miles per hour over the Memorial Day holiday. According to New Hampshire State Police, the driver refused to stop for troopers on the ground and sped recklessly through traffic, and was ultimately only caught with the help of a police airplane. According to a press release posed to their Facebook page, the New Hampshire State Police were conducting a traffic enforcement initiative tied to the holiday weekend on Monday. As part of the initiative, troopers were patrolling Interstate 93 in Salem in a fixed-wing aircraft. At approximately 7:45am, authorities say a white C8 Corvette was spotted traveling at 110 mph; troopers on the ground reportedly tried to pull the car over, but the driver increased speed and made a run for it. Trooper Thomas Lombardi tracked the Corvette from the sky, police say, and guided the staties on the ground to the location of the car. The driver was arrested, and authorities have identified him as Brandon E. Babcock, 22, of Salem, Massachusetts. The charges he faces include reckless driving and disobeying an officer; the former carries a minimum fine of $620 as well as the loss of a driver's license for 60 days. That said, Babcock wasn't the only one going fast in the Granite State that weekend, according to New Hampshire State Police. The release says that six drivers were clocked at more than 100 mph during the special traffic enforcement initiative, while 42 drivers were observed going faster than 90 mph. The highest speed limit in New Hampshire, for the record, is 70 mph. This New Hampshire incident wasn't the only newsworthy case of Corvette drivers apparently struggling to behave themselves on the roads over the Memorial Day holiday; five Corvette drivers were ticketed for speeding in California in a similar holiday weekend traffic enforcement initiative. Perhaps next year, these driver should take another car to the backyard barbecue... or better yet, ease off the gas a little. You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Mass. man drove over 140 mph to evade New Hampshire troopers, police said
A Massachusetts man drove over 140 mph to evade police officers in New Hampshire on Monday morning, according to New Hampshire State Police. Brandon E. Babcock, 22, of Salem, was one of dozens of people stopped in New Hampshire during a Memorial Day traffic enforcement initiative by New Hampshire State Police. Babcock had been driving a white 2024 Corvette on the northbound side of Interstate 93 in Salem, New Hampshire, at around 7:45 a.m. on May 26 when troopers spotted him reaching speeds of 110 mph, the department said. When troopers tried to pull Babcock over, he sped up 'significantly' and passed other drivers across the traffic lanes, the department said. Babcock was tracked by the New Hampshire State Police Air Wing used in the police's Memorial Day traffic initiative, and he reached speeds up to 140 mph as he fled from the troopers, the department said. Babcock then got off the highway at Exit 3 and continued driving on side roads in Windham. Troopers in the Air Wing Unit tracked the Corvette and let police on the ground know its whereabouts. A trooper was able to pull Babcock over on Johnson Road and arrest him on multiple charges, including reckless driving and disobeying an officer, the department said. Babcock was released on personal recognizance and is scheduled to appear in Salem District Court in New Hampshire on July 17. Minimum penalties for reckless driving in New Hampshire include a $620 fine, a 60-day loss of driver's license and an additional mandatory penalty assessment. The standard fine for driving 86 mph or higher is $434 in the Granite State. Victim in fatal Cape Cod hit-and-run crash identified as U.S. Army veteran, father Mass. driver accused of speeding at 120 mph in NH Two men stabbed at Boston nightclub following fight Exhibit explores Springfield's witch panic that occurred years before Salem One arrested after Boston police officer is injured while responding to fight Read the original article on MassLive.
