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(NEWS CENTER) -- It is no longer unusual for Maine State Police to ticket motorists for driving over 100 miles an hour. In his monthly roundup of police activity, Public Safety Dept. spokesman Steve McCausland cites three such cases. Police say Leda Thompson of Houlton was driving 110 mph when she was stopped in New Limerick on July 12. Thompson was also charged with Operating Under the Influence. The other two speeding arrests came within minutes of each other. A motorcyclist was stopped after Biddeford police set up a roadblock at the exit in their city. The motorcyclist, who is from Massachusetts, is accused of driving 111 mph. A few minutes later, Trooper Leonard Bolton stopped a car on the turnpike after State Police received several reports of a car driving erratically. The driver was charged with OUI and speeding. Investigators say the driver was going 116 mph. The driver in that case is also from Massachusetts.
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