A man on one of the fastest motorcycles available to the public was clocked going 140 miles per hour in midafternoon traffic on an interstate in Fargo, authorities said.
Tanner Beighley, 22, of Fargo, earned a long list of citations for his open-throttle travels on Friday, including aggravated reckless driving, speeding, driving without proper insurance and having no motorcycle endorsement on his license, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Beighley was operating a 2013 Honda CBR 1000 at the time, Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind said Saturday night. This model is designed to reach speeds of more than 185 mph.
"The driver was cited for aggravated reckless driving for the speed in which he was driving and passing other traffic," Niewind said.
Beighley was heading west on Interstate 94 near the 45th Street S. exit when law enforcement dispatch first got wind about 3:30 p.m. of his high-speed hijinks, the patrol said.
Barely 2 minutes and 5 miles later, a trooper registered him on radar at 140 mph in a 75 mph zone, the patrol added.
After another few minutes, a second trooper on the same call located and stopped Beighley and the motorcycle on 12th Avenue NW. on the west edge of West Fargo.
A message was left Sunday morning seeking Beighley's reaction to what the patrol is alleging.
