(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte County Police officer disagreeing with a teenager driver’s definition of an emergency was ordered in court for traveling almost twice the speed limit on a stretch of Indiana 2.
According to police, a 2019 Honda Civic was clocked at 93 miles per hour late Saturday morning near Rolling Prairie.
After turning around, police said it took the officer four miles to catch up to the car still traveling similar speeds heading into La Porte. The driver pulled over on E. Lincolnway at Burson St.
Police said the driver when questioned about her speed claimed “there was an emergency at home.” When asked to clarify, the driver said she was on her way to the La Porte County Jail to post bond for the boyfriend of her roommate.
The officer disagreeing that was emergency or any justification for traveling at such speeds issued 18 year old Savanna Hughart of Westville a summons to appear in court on a charge of reckless driving, police said.
