13 February 2024
KANSAS (KSNW) — Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Hileman posted to Facebook Tuesday to say, “We are 8 days from my last speeding post and here is what the troops have sent me since then. #SLOWDOWN.”
Hileman shared photos from fellow troops of speeds they stopped drivers for since his last post:
On Monday, Feb. 5, Hileman made his original Facebook post:
Since 2020, troopers in Kansas have stopped a record number of people driving at these dangerous speeds. In 2022, Troop D troopers wrote 1,237 tickets for people driving over 100 mph. 153 mph was the top speed that year. I have asked our troops to send me radar pics when they catch these drivers and I’ll be posting them for public awareness!”
Others in Kansas are also saying to slow down.
“The highway is not a race track. #SlowDown, folks! Drive the speed limit. KansasHighwayPatrol #troopertodkhp,” said KDOT Southeast Kansas.
“Please slow down. Crashes at this speed have consequences no family should have to endure,” said the Lane County KS Sheriff’s Office.
The Kansas Highway Patrol shared on Facebook Monday that two drivers were pulled over for going 103 and 101 mph. Both drivers had a child in the car, and one of them was not buckled in.
Kansas Highway Patrol Troop C also took to Facebook Monday to share another driver going 104 mph in a 75 mph zone. This driver received a $294 fine.
Even more drivers were stopped last week, with one receiving a $468 fine for three violations, including for going 106 mph in a 75 mph zone.