Larimer County sheriff’s deputies stopped a modified sedan and arrested its occupants after it was clocked going more than 130 mph down Interstate 25,
The sedan was traveling northbound on I-25 on May 30, southeast of Fort Collins, and then took an exit as deputies arrived. The car continued driving faster than 100 mph and cut its lights to avoid detection. Deputies then saw the sedan run a red light near Terry Lake and pulled it over. The driver and a passenger were both arrested.
Deputies discovered that the car had been “extensively modified with systems designed to evade law enforcement,” including radar detectors and jammers, a device used to cover the car’s license plate, and a “passenger binocular system for spotting cops.” Deputies also found amphetamines in the car.
The equipment, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said, are commonly used in “cannonball runs,” an underground contest in which participants race to see how quickly they can drive from one American coast to the other.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately return a message seeking comment Monday afternoon.
