Leesburg Driver Clocked Going 133 MPH in 45 Zone: Police

A 21-year-old man likely set a new Loudoun County record when police clocked him driving nearly 90 miles per hour over the speed limit earlier this month, authorities said.

Leesburg police clocked a man going 133 MPH in a 45 MPH zone earlier this month.
Photo Credit: *Leesburg Police Department*

Josh Lanier

05/20/2022 9:52 a.m.

Luke Jones, of Leesburg, put the pedal through the floor of his 2007 Corvette on May 11 while on Virginia Route 7, Leesburg police said. An officer recorded him going 133 MPH in a 45 MPH zone.

The officer snapped a photo of the radar gun after they chased Jones down. A Leesburg police spokesperson told WTOP that this was most likely the fastest they've ever recorded someone driving.

Police charged Jones with reckless driving by speed.

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