The Nebraska State Patrol says troopers are reporting an alarming trend of high speeds on roadways to start 2025.
During the first 100 days of the year, troopers stopped over 300 drivers for triple-digit speeds.
“Last year, the first 100 days of year were the fastest our troopers had seen in at least a decade. This year, speeds have been even higher,” NSP Superintendent Colonel John Bolduc said in a news release.
So far in 2025, troopers have stopped 318 drivers for speeding at over 100 MPH and 1,469 for speeding at 90 MPH or higher.
The Patrol says at 100 miles per hour, it takes an average vehicle the distance of two football fields to come to a stop.
The high-speed totals in 2025 represent a 52% increase in 100 MPH citations compared to the average of the previous ten years.
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