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Motorcyclist Accused of Reaching Speeds of 170 MPH

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Motorcyclist’s joyride lands him in hot water. The driver was clocked going 170 mph on a New York interstate.  He was fast… but not fast enough.

Perhaps he’s related to the Las Vegas man who received three speeding tickets in one hour.

RAVENA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a 25-year-old upstate New York man has been arrested after troopers clocked him driving his motorcycle at 170 mph on the Thruway.

State police say a trooper first observed the motorcyclist going 166 mph Wednesday afternoon in the southbound lanes of Interstate 87 just south of Albany. The trooper pursued the biker and was able to get the Suzuki motorcycle’s license plate number and a description of the rider when he slowed down in traffic.

But the man sped off again, and other troopers clocked him going as fast as 170 mph. Troopers eventually stopped him in New Paltz.

Police charged Nikkolaus McCarthy of Charlton with fleeing police, reckless driving, speeding and operating a motorcycle without a license.

He was being held in jail on $20,000 bail. It couldn’t immediately be determined if he had a lawyer.

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