Man driving 132 mph told trooper he was late for a job interview

A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a Connecticut State Police trooper observed him driving at a speed later confirmed to be 132 mph.

The trooper saw a Mercedes-Benz E300 traveling at excessive speed on I-91 south near Cromwell and tried to initiate a traffic stop with lights and sirens. The driver accelerated away, making unsafe lane changes and weaving in and out of traffic, the trooper’s report said.

Because of the hazard being created, the trooper stopped the pursuit.

State Police contacted the registered owner of the vehicle, who said that a family member had it.

Troopers obtained a phone number for the man, who admitted he had been driving and said he didn’t stop because he was late for a job interview.

He then agreed to meet Troopers at Troop H office in Hartford, where he was arrested.

He faces nine charges: reckless driving; disobeying signal of an officer; failure to maintain lane; passing on the right; improper turn; passing at an unsafe distance; engaging police in a pursuit; interfering with an officer; and reckless endangerment in the first degree.

He was released on a $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Middletown Superior Court on June 17.