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Quote:Teen Trying To Beat Curfew Races Home At 142 Mph
Boy Charged With Misdemeanor Reckless Driving May Have Set Local Speed Record
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(Post-Tribune) VALPARAISO, Ind. A Valparaiso teen trying to stay out of trouble might have set new records this weekend, police said, when he was caught speeding along U.S. 30 at 142 mph.
"Most people's cars won't go that fast," Sgt. Tim Emmons, spokesman for the Porter County police, said.
Brandon D. Raap, 16, who has been charged with misdemeanor reckless driving, might have been going faster than anyone ever recorded on local roads, Emmons said.
He was stopped at 12:40 a.m. Saturday near Thornapple Drive, an area near one of Valparaiso's commercial shopping districts. He was cited for reckless driving and speeding in his 2004 Subaru Impreza, but he was not taken into police custody.
Raap explained his speed by telling officer John Brubaker he was late getting home and didn't want his parents to get mad at him. He's usually home by midnight, he told Brubaker, and he thought they might worry.
Police said Raap was told to drive straight home, confess to his parents, and call Brubaker within one hour.
Raap's mother called instead and Brubaker told her what happened. Now Raap faces a suspension of his license, Emmons said.
Raap's parents declined an opportunity to comment.
Clearly, though, he's not alone.
A 2005 study by the Allstate Foundation found speeding causes nearly half of all teen-driving fatalities. One out of four self-identified "aggressive" teen drivers reported speeding by more than 20 mph over the limit, while a California study indicated most teen drivers defined speeding as starting near 90 mph -- not 65 in a 55 mph zone.
Emmons said there are many reasons an officer might not take someone into police custody, including how much they cooperate and whether officers find any illegal substances.
In the case of a juvenile, Emmons said, an arrest would have had the same end-result.
"He still would have been released to his mother," Emmons said.
Raap is not the only local teen to be caught violating speed limits in such a blatant fashion recently.
Two months ago, Devin Brogdon, 17, also of Valparaiso, was caught going 101 mph in a 30-mph zone and charged with reckless driving.
Brogdon was caught at 11:53 p.m. on Oct. 12 in a 1999 Pontiac. She was given citations for reckless driving, speeding and disregarding a stop sign, according to reports.
The officer then asked her to contact her parents, police said.
Brogdon also declined an opportunity to comment.
Sgt. Ann Wojas of the Indiana State Police said she would have handled the situation in a similar way.
"I probably would have called their parents on the spot, just to let them know," Wojas said.
Brogdon also explained her excessive speed by telling police she was late getting home.
"Kids sort of have tunnel vision," Emmons said. "They're so concerned with not getting yelled at or grounded, they place other people's lives in jeopardy."
But Sheldon Cotler, a professor of child, adolescent and family psychology at DePaul University, said that was likely just an excuse.
He said the excessive speeds are likely part of the teenage instinct to push the envelope.
"Adolescents by nature want to experiment with things," Cotler said. "Many are going to be risk-takers."
He said the motives are similar to teens who experiment with alcohol or illegal drugs.
"It wouldn't dawn on them that they could get themselves killed or get in an accident," Cotler said. "That's why you have binge drinking, too. It falls into some of the same categories of experimenting."
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Just saw this on the news so i went online to look for the whole story.
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I can't get the story. If that is in MPH then I won by 2. :-)
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no way the gay VW can do that speed
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How much would you like to wager on that??
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LOL u win u take my shaggin waggon lol
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Czech-it-Out Graphics Wrote:LOL u win u take my shaggin waggon lol
No deal. Try again.
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Wow, in Valpo. I live about 30min or less away from there.
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Oh yeah...go out to Rt. 30 and prove it!!!
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VW??? Where did you get that?
100+ in a 30? I'm sorry,that is handcuffs there.
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What kinda car was it?
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Traxxas_Junkee Wrote:What kinda car was it? 2004 Subaru Impreza
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^leanr from this poncho!!!!
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Traxxas_Junkee Wrote:What kinda car was it?
Dee dee dee it said Impreza.
"He was stopped at 12:40 a.m. Saturday near Thornapple Drive, an area near one of Valparaiso's commercial shopping districts. He was cited for reckless driving and speeding in his 2004 Subaru Impreza, but he was not taken into police custody."
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it was an sti
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Casketman Wrote:VW??? Where did you get that?
100+ in a 30? I'm sorry,that is handcuffs there.
That should be. I enjoy driving fast. I WILL NOT do it in neighborhoods. My friend do, I will not. The last thing I need is some kid, or someones pet stepping out into the street. I would never forgive myself. I speed just like everyone else in traffic. Any of my other crazy high speed runs (although stupid) have taken place at 2-3 in the morning on empty highways. (Not condoning it at all.)
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Czech-it-Out Graphics Wrote:^leanr from this poncho!!!!
What, don't get pulled over? Or go fast enough that the cops can't keep up...
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Ponch Wrote:Dee dee dee it said Impreza.
"He was stopped at 12:40 a.m. Saturday near Thornapple Drive, an area near one of Valparaiso's commercial shopping districts. He was cited for reckless driving and speeding in his 2004 Subaru Impreza, but he was not taken into police custody." Dee Dee Dee is correct,thank you ponch. Someone was paying attention 
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xxxnt with trx 2.5 Wrote:it was an sti
A 16 year-old should never have an STI.
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Hell I've got my permit and went 90 on the highway with my parents in the car, on the highway.
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Ponch Wrote:What, don't get pulled over? Or go fast enough that the cops can't keep up...
Cops always have a radio and someone ahead of you. Remember that.
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Woops, I read the whole thing. lol. Must have missed it.
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Ponch Wrote:Hell I've got my permit and went 90 on the highway with my parents in the car, on the highway.
On some stretches of highway that is almost common speed now.
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I saw that in the news. The section he was driving on was a 55 zone. Caught doing 142, lol.
mikey, a stock VW may not got 142, but it won't take much work to get a VW to get that kind of speed.
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Ah,see that is the great world we live in with lazy parents. They let them cruse around the net without watching them so we must watch outselves.
And they give them 40k sports cars(rally car really) to cruse around in.
But its not THEIR fault...remember that.
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