Rider Caught Going 115 Miles Per Hour Arrested By Idaho State Police

A lot of people were out over the last week enjoying the beautiful spring weather in Idaho. One of those people was out riding a motorcycle at a speed that the Idaho State Police has called ‘reckless’.

ISP shared the details on social media and in a news release. You can see a picture of the incident below.

Idaho Police Arrest Motorcyclist Caught Going 115 Miles Per Hour

The incident happened on March 23rd, a little before 4 PM in Southern Idaho’s Canyon County. Idaho State police troopers noticed a motorcycle eastbound on Interstate 84 near mile marker 29 in Caldwell, traveling at a high speed and weaving between slower vehicles during a high-traffic time of day without using turn signals. A trooper clocked the bike at 115 miles per hour.

ISP stopped the biker, a 27-year-old rider, who admitted to speeding on the brown 2018 BMW R1200 motorcycle. The rider was arrested and cited for reckless driving. The motorcycle was impounded.

In the social media post and news release from the Idaho State Police, drivers were reminded of the dangers of excessive speed, lane splitting, and aggressive driving.

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The incident is being investigated by the ISP, but lane splitting and lane filtering by motorcycles in Idaho is illegal. Motorcycle riders are less protected than those inside vehicles, which leads to a high number of injury and fatality accidents involving bikes each year in Idaho.