Motorists caught going 101 mph and 125 mph on Interstate 77

If you think some people were driving fast on the freeway during the Labor Day weekend, you are right.

A trooper from the Canton post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol cited a motorist for going 101 mph in a posted 55 mph zone on Interstate 77 in Canton over the holiday weekend.

The patrol posted a photo of the vehicle stop on the its Facebook page .

The patrol also said a trooper from the Marietta post recently cited a juvenile for driving 125 mph in a posted 70 mph zone on I-77 in Washington County. So far this year, there have been 21,630 teen-related crashes on Ohio's roadways; speed was a factor in 3,180 of them.

Meanwhile, troopers from the Mount Gilead post issued citations to motorists for 113 mph in a 70 mph zone, and 94 mph in a 55 mph zone.

The patrol ended its social media posts with "#SlowDown."

Over the Labor Day reporting period, troopers issued 140 citations to motorists for traveling 20 mph or more over the posted speed limit.

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Ohio saw a 37.5% decrease in fatal crashes during the Labor Day weekend compared to last year. There were 15 fatal crashes in the state over this reporting period, which began Friday at midnight and ended Monday at 11:59 p.m.

Reach Nancy at 330-580-8382 or nancy.molnar@cantonrep.com. On X, formerly known as Twitter: @nmolnarTR .

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