KILLINGLY, Conn. — A woman from Framingham, Mass. was arrested in Killingly on Saturday for reckless driving, according to a release from Connecticut State Police.
Around 4:40 p.m., a trooper assigned to Troop D – Danielson was conducting speed enforcement along Interstate 395 southbound near Exit 50 in Thompson. According to State Police, the trooper witnessed a vehicle traveling south at a rate that far exceeded the posted speed.
The trooper clocked the vehicle traveling at 99 miles per hour in a posted 65 miles per hour zone, the release said. The trooper then pulled out from his stationary location along the shoulder in an attempt to pull over the vehicle.
The trooper reached the vehicle in the area of an active construction pattern by Exit 45 in Putnam. When the vehicle exited the construction pattern, the trooper witnessed the driver accelerate again, reaching speeds up to 115 mph.”
The trooper activated his emergency lights and siren, and the driver pulled the vehicle over to the shoulder around Exit 41 in Killingly, State Police said.
According to the release, the driver was identified as Amanda Dias-Reis, 19.
When Dias-Reis was asked why she was driving so fast, she said that she was heading to see a friend and gave no other explanation for her speed, the release said.
Dias-Reis was arrested without incident and taken to Troop D for processing, where she was charged with reckless driving and released on a $500 bond. She is scheduled to appear in Danielson Superior Court on Aug. 20.
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