Apr 16, 2025

Sheriff: 114mph in a 55mph zone; driver was in a hurry to get home

Posted Apr 16, 2025 2:30 PM
Photo Clay County Sheriff
Photo Clay County Sheriff

KANSAS CITY — Law enforcement caught another driver in the region traveling well over the posted speed limit.

Last week, a sheriff's deputy stopped a driver traveling 114 mph in a 55mph zone on 69 Highway between Heartland Drive and 33 Highway, according to a social media report from the Clay County, Missouri Sheriff.

There are stoplights at both of those intersections. The driver told the deputy he had just gotten off work and was in a hurry to get home. "This is incredibly dangerous, and speeds that high result in an automatic court date. You can't just pay a fine and move on."