By Robert A. Cronkleton
The Kansas City Star
CLAYCOMO, Mo. — It was game over for a driver busted for speeding Friday evening on Interstate 35 in Kansas City’s Northland.
A motorcycle officer clocked the driver of a white Nissan Sentra going 107 mph — while the driver was playing a video game, according to the Claycomo Police Department’s Facebook page. The driver also didn’t have a license.
“Apparently he was so distracted he didn’t see our motor officer in the lane ahead of him,” the police department said on Facebook. “Needless to say, he has a court date pending with several charges for his actions.”
Capt. Matt Bruner with the Claycomo Police Department said the motorcycle officer was participating in a “wolfpack” operation, where officers monitored traffic and pulled over drivers suspected of being under the influence.
After being pulled over, the driver told the officer that he didn’t realize he was going that fast because he was playing an unidentified video game, Bruner said.
The officer cited the driver for going 107 mph in a 65 mph zone and for not having a license. Bruner said the driver was not arrested, but another driver had to come and take charge of his car.
“We wouldn’t have let him drive from there,” Bruner said. “We have the discretion of simply to cite, and I’m thinking because it was the wolfpack where we kind of got to keep things moving, that’s probably why he was cited and not brought into the station for booking.”
The incident is a reminder for drivers to avoid distractions while out on the road, he said.
“Pay attention to the task at hand, which is driving,” Bruner said. “Any kind of distraction increases your likelihood of becoming involved in an accident, which could potentially, of course, cause injury to yourself or other drivers.”
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