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Greencastle man arrested for driving over 100 mph in I-70 construction zone

A Putnam County man was arrested by Indiana State Police who say they clocked him going over 100 mph in a construction zone.

 

Just before 4 a.m. Tuesday, a state trooper was near the construction zone on I-70 near the Plainfield exit.  A driver went through the 55 mph zone at 117 mph. The trooper’s speed laser locked in on the vehicle going 113 mph.

 

Luis Fernandez, 45, of Greencastle, was pulled over and taken to the Hendricks County Jail.

 

Fernandez faces preliminary charges of reckless driving in a highway work zone, reckless driving, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent of .15 or more, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated with the tag endangerment.

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