OSP: Man Driving 103 MPH Was 'In a Hurry to Pick Up a Cat'
June 16, 2009 5:43 PM
A 20-year-old Madras man was cited at 1 PM Monday on Highway 26 for driving 103 mph, nearly double the posted speed limit, according to Oregon State Police.
Trooper Todd Burke of
the Prineville Oregon State Police Worksite stopped a 1997 gray Suzuki
traveling west 10 miles east of Madras. The posted speed limit was 55 mph.
The driver, 20-year-old Travis Sprengel of Madras, told the trooper he was in a hurry to pick up a cat in
Madras.
If convicted, Sprengel faces a mandatory fine of $1,103 and a suspension of driving privileges.
