There's something about Rte. 17 and egregious speeding.
Sean Flaherty: Photo via NYSPAccording to the State Police, 21-year-old Sean E. Flaherty of New Hampshire was caught doing 121 mph on the highway in a brand-new Audi on Sunday. The police think that the mixture of pot and pulverized Percocet pills they reportedly found in the vehicle may have had something to do with Flaherty's speed.
Flaherty isn't the first to be accused of abusing the accelerator on Rte. 17. Last month, State Police caught another driver blitzing by their barracks on the highway at 104mph. And last fall, Rte. 17 was overrun with over 100 fancy sports cars, all going well above 65 mph.
Here's the full press release on Flaherty:
121 mph and drugs lands New Hampshire man in jail Sunday, April 24, 2011
A Trooper out of SP Liberty observed a 2011 Audi A3 traveling at 121 mph in a 65 mph zone on State Rte 17. Upon stopping the vehicle the Trooper noticed the odor of marijuana inside the vehicle. A search of the car led to the discovery of crushed Percoset pills & marijuana. The driver, Sean E. Flaherty, age 21 of Fitzwilliam, NH was charged with Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th and the misdemeanor Speeding. He was arraigned before Town of Liberty T/J Bauman and remanded to the Sullivan Co Jail in lieu of $1500 bail returnable on April 26, 2011.
