Oregon trooper reels in line of Ferraris, Lamborghini
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Read more @CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/24/exotic...egon/index.html
- Police: 6 exotic sport cars, mostly Ferraris, pulled over "like good little soldiers"
- Polite drivers reportedly told police they were making annual road trip
- Fine for speed racing is $627, police say
- Lamborghini with tag "BADBUL" pulled over again later in day, police say
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After receiving reports Thursday morning that several sports cars
were speeding and passing in no-pass zones west of Grand Ronde,
Petersen set up east of the casino town, near McMinnville, and waited.
Five of the cars soon blew past him, running about 100 mph in a
55-mph zone, Hastings said. As Petersen pulled onto Highway 18
in pursuit, a sixth car passed him.
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After receiving reports Thursday morning that several sports cars
were speeding and passing in no-pass zones west of Grand Ronde,
Petersen set up east of the casino town, near McMinnville, and waited.
Five of the cars soon blew past him, running about 100 mph in a
55-mph zone, Hastings said. As Petersen pulled onto Highway 18
in pursuit, a sixth car passed him.
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surprised they didnt' have any radars....
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$627 for a Ferrari or Lambo driver is the equivalent of a couple of pennies to us. Why would they all stop? There's no way that the cop was going to really stop them all. The last guy in line should have pulled over while the rest should have just zipped away, in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='857893' date='Apr 24 2009, 05:48 PM
$627 for a Ferrari or Lambo driver is the equivalent of a couple of pennies to us. Why would they all stop? There's no way that the cop was going to really stop them all. The last guy in line should have pulled over while the rest should have just zipped away, in my opinion.
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Wow, I'm shocked that everyone pulled over. I do not pull over unless a police car gets right behind me and tells me to pull over. Otherwise, by pulling over without being told to, it's an unnecessary admission of guilt and an unnecessary ticket. Most police will not go chasing the one of two cars from a big line that do not pull over because they are already busy writing tickets.
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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='857893' date='Apr 24 2009, 02:48 PM
$627 for a Ferrari or Lambo driver is the equivalent of a couple of pennies to us. Why would they all stop? There's no way that the cop was going to really stop them all. The last guy in line should have pulled over while the rest should have just zipped away, in my opinion.
