The driver of a C7 Corvette Stingray was arrested in Arizona last week after he was caught speeding on Interstate 10 at almost twice the legal limit.
According to AZFamily.com, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s office pulled over a Cyber Gray C7 Corvette Stingray after a trooper clocked the driver traveling at a vision-blurring 155 mph.
Police eventually caught up with the driver, pulling him over at I-10 and Baseline Road in Phoenix just outside of Tempe. The driver, 25-year-old Jake Anthony Aiello, was subsequently taken into custody, although he was released shortly after. There’s no word on what charges Aiello may be facing, but according to Arizona-based traffic defense law firm RR Law, criminal speeding in the state is punishable by up to 30 days of jail, a fine of up to $500 and up to 1 year of probation. A driver convicted of criminal speeding may also receive up to three demerit points on their license.
“Troopers arrested this driver at I-10 & Baseline Rd today after recording his speed at 155 mph,” the Arizona Department of Public Safety wrote in a social media post highlight Aiello’s over-the-top speeding ticket. “This is reckless, incredibly dangerous and a great way to get yourself arrested – not such a great way to start your new year. Please drive responsibly and slow down!”
With a 6.2L LT1 V8 engine producing 455 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque, the C7 Corvette Stingray can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in an estimated 3.8 seconds and can reach a top speed of 186 mph. These performance metrics should only be tested on a closed course, but it seems as though Aiello wasn’t interested in going to the drag strip or attending a track day. That’s a shame, because Arizona is home to some rather nice racetracks, including Apex Motor Club, which is located just 30 minutes away from where this reckless speeder was pulled over.
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Update to the song “I Can’t Drive 55″…. “I can’t Drive 155” .
Only a $500 dollar ticket and no loss of license, didn’t know Arizona was so soft. Honestly, that’s about the cost of a full track day near me… so he almost saved money. Speeding that reckless should carry higher penalties IMO. This dude is gonna catch a reckless driving charge.
The USA is so soft when it comes to licensing and driving standards. Reckless is weaving between lanes back and forth on multi lane highways. Not going over some limit set by a politician on a straight road. I understand that states define what is reckless as in +X MPH over the speed limit. I routinely got cars past 230 km/h on the german autobahn. I was not reckless. The Germans just had rules that made sense. I know america could never have this type of system as it would require having an actual standard and doing maintenance. If one has not drove in Germany I highly recommend it. Observe how the limits actually change for conditions etc…
Speaking of track days it did not cost one that much to use the Nürburgring for many laps if one wanted to. That ring also did not require people to be part of a club to use it on non-track days. So I find it harder to use tracks in the USA compared to Germany. A drag strip does not satisfy most peoples urges for speed.
In summary the USA needs an overhaul of its driving system or set a limit by GPS or all new cars. Only when the car is on a track then it can go to its max speed. So people can stop being tempted to go “fast” on open stretches of the interstate in which they contributed to through taxes.
For sure! get in, buckle up, shut up, and hang your big foot over the radiator. It’s a totally different world.
When other drivers enter the autobahn they are aware that they may be passed at a high rate of speed. On US roadways drivers may not be aware of of someone passing them at nearly double the speed they are traveling. Swerving or not, by the current laws, this was reckless operation of a vehicle. This should be a minimum fine of $500 dollars, not a maximum of $500, and a maximum loss of license for a period of 2-3 months.
GPS spoofing is trivial.
Good revenue for the states for people going over the speed limit on the interstate which is set low. I still get a kick out of how americans react to these “speeding” incidents. When Montana had reasonable and prudent speeds during the day fatalities were down and road courtesy was up. If states cared so much about safety they would demand that the interstates be built like the German Autobahns and state licensing not be like a kindergarten test. Laughable at best how speed is enforced here.
If I recall correctly the original interstates were designed in the 1950s for speeds of at least 80 mph–and for much less advanced vehicles than we have currently. This is really what you see most people doing on the autobahn and, not to give away the secret, the speed at which many Detroit area freeways move, if not faster.
The problem in the states is we have too many stupid people on the road paying attention to their phone instead of what is around them,
The driver must be a Democrat and thought he could get away with anything.
To be fair I support neither party and speed all the time by american standards. With that said I see no problem with my fellow american brethren doing what they please. As politicians routinely show us “little” people they will do what they want. Rules for us but not for them.
Well, think about this. At that speed it doesn’t take much to send you airborne; not to mention traffic conditions; animal crossing; tire condition; condition of the road and how far ahead of you can you see and react at that speed. As I remember back in my day, at 120, the road looks like a pencil in front of you.
Our public streets and highways is not the place to stretch the legs of any vehicle. Your endangering the lives of innocent people. There are places to get your top end adrenaline rush satisfied without the risks of killing innocent people. My 2¢
There are no tracks open thanks to The Democrat/China virus and while the facts leading up to this arrest weren’t disclosed
there were probably 5000 illegals entering the country with backpacks filled with killer drugs such as fentanyl. Follow the speed limits folks as priorities are now focused on revenue from people who can afford a Corvette.
I guess if someone were to run down the street at 155, lose control, kill one of my family members or friends, I’ll just blame it on democrats and china. Didn’t know this was a political discussion.
Speeders gonna speed.
Yep
His biggest sin is of all the open roads in isolated areas of AZ he had to chose a place that was not exactly isolated or safe to do this.
Like Drag Racing. Years ago car owners would Tavel out of town in to an isolated area and race with no one around. Today they try to race in the cities and end up crashing and either killing themselves or someone else.
Same for the idiots leaving cars and coffee doing the burn out for 101 cell cameras only to end up on the web as a near accident as they jump a curb and damage their car just missing the cell camera people.
There are times and places you can get away with this stuff and people used to have enough sense to know where to go. Today they just do it where ever they are and often others pay the price.
The more connected society is getting the less good judgment they are displaying.
Exactly! That’s why common sense is no longer common! Getting worse by the day.
D’ette driver move…, at that speed might wanna keep going until the cops disappear….
There ‘s an old saying, “You can outrun the police, but you can’t outrun Motorola [maker of police radios].”
Speeding? Just pull over right away. I once got only a warning when driving 85 in a 55 mph zone, I think because as soon as the officer came up behind me I put on my turn signal and moved over a lane to the right, and then pulled off the road.
It was Thanksgiving, and the officer said, “Happy Thanksgiving,” probably grateful that I was not an idiot and in fact was paying attention to the road. It probably helped that this was a freeway near Detroit where traffic generally moves at about the speed I was going, whatever the posted limit.
30 days in the famous tent city makeshift jail plus a year of a probation officer on your back is not exactly a light sentence in WI. you would not even get paper for your 2nd DWI
With all the Election Fraud, Government Fraud, Corporate Fraud, Media Fraud, rioting, looting, shooting…. what’s a little Speeding?
the valley is looney left now if your white and voted wrong you will get a max sentence and put you in a cell block with the sex offenders
Your dad shouldn’t be driving then
That’s a refreshing story.
All these comments about China and Bull S..t and Law enforcement is Stupid. I love drag racing and road course racing but when your doing 155mph on the same road my grandfather drives 35 on the 101 loop and has a hard time seeing..
Just as your passing him at 155mph he makes a lane change f or no one is there.
Well, both of you are dead.
My best ticket was 142 mph in a 55 mph.. had to sell the car to get out of jail, stupid but what a ride…
Phuck em bro. Lay the rubber down
This post just went south! : END
Pedal to the metal sonny. Next time just keep going over the state line and LAUGH.
Corvette at 155mph… Cruising speed.
I have a C-7 Vette and a modified ZL1 Camaro. I love driving fast, I do go to the drag strip. You can not reach those speeds on a strip. No road coarse near me, sorry. I have been 187 in the Camaro and 160 in the Vette. I have been 160 plus several times in the Camaro, but in a long desolate straight away. This is never a safe thing to do no matter where you are, but…..