State police arrested three people accused of driving more than 100 miles per hour on Interstate 84 in Vernon in two days, including one driver who’s accused of going more than double the speed limit and another who’s accused of going pretty close to that.
The state trooper made the first arrest around 8:18 p.m. Sunday after pulling over a 2013 BWM 3-series clocked at 123 miles per hour, state police said. The driver, Samuel Gerard Leclerc, 26, of Boston, was charged with reckless driving and bond was set at $500.
The speed limit on I-84 is 65 miles per hour.
Two hours later, a state trooper stopped a Nissan Altima going 108 miles per hour, police said. When police spoke with the driver, 31-year-old Nelson Viera, 31, of East Hartford, they suspected he was under the influence. After conducting field sobriety tests, police charged Viera with driving under the influence, reckless driving and driving with a suspended license. Bond was set at $1,500.
Just before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, police stopped an Audi S4 that was going 136 miles per hour in a 65-mile-per-hour zone and charged 43-year-old Jeremy Clayton, of Tolland, with reckless driving, police said. Bond was set at $500.
