Motorcyclist arrested for speeding at 171 miles per hour in New Hampshire
HAMPTON, N.H. - A Florida man was caught speeding on a motorcycle in New Hampshire - at 171 miles per hour, according to police.
New Hampshire State Police said they first spotted 36-year-old Christopher Unghire of Port St. Lucie speeding Sunday afternoon in Exeter.
Troopers said they initially clocked him at 120 mph on a radar gun, then 160 mph, before ending at 171 mph.
State Police tweeted a photo of the radar gun reading as proof.
MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR ARRESTED FOR TRAVELING 171MPH & DWI
— New Hampshire State Police (@NH_StatePolice) May 22, 2023
On Sunday at 5:15 pm, Troopers Hanna & Parker of the #NHSP #TroopA barracks, were conducting routine traffic enforcement when Trooper Hanna observed a motorcycle traveling Eastbound at a high rate of speed in Exeter. pic.twitter.com/4UdYSOILWo
Unghire was arrested and charged with reckless driving, reckless conduct, and aggravated driving while intoxicated.
He will be arraigned in Hampton Circuit Court on June 1.