---
title: "181 in a 75: Here Are the 20 Fastest Speeding Tickets in Texas in 2017"
description: "Everything's bigger in Texas."
date: "2018-01-02"
modified: "2019-05-03"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/17282/181-in-a-75-here-are-the-20-fastest-speeding-tickets-in-texas-in-2017"
categories:
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tags:
  - "lists"
  - "police"
  - "speeding"
  - "speeding tickets"
  - "Texas"
---

# 181 in a 75: Here Are the 20 Fastest Speeding Tickets in Texas in 2017

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As the saying goes, everything's bigger in [Texas](<https://www.dallastexaspersonalinjurylawyers.com/who-we-are/>). You may know that the Lone Star State currently boasts the highest speed limit in the country: 85 mph, reserved for a stretch of State Highway 130 between San Antonio and Austin. And so it holds that Texas would also have some America's fastest speeders as well.

In what's becoming one of *The Drive's* favorite holiday traditions, the *Houston Chronicle* [posts an annual list](<https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/These-are-the-fastest-speeding-tickets-in-Texas-12448309.php#photo-14738636>) of the most outlandish [speeding tickets](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/14490/driver-passes-slow-moving-cop-gets-ticket-for-going-1-kph-over-speed-limit>) from across the state over the past year. The Texas Department of Public Safety provided the details of 230 tickets issued on the state's major routes and highways in 2017, all of which were *above* 120 mph.

But even when it comes to [lead-footed](<https://www.1800-car-wreck.com/>) lawbreakers, [some are more determined](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/16130/police-officer-hits-143-mph-in-dodge-charger-while-chasing-down-drunk-mclaren-720s-driver>) than others. The vast majority of those drivers were clocked between 120 and 138 mph, while only twenty were foolhardy enough to venture above those speeds on public roads. And even though catching a reckless driving charge and getting your ride impounded doesn't quite count as a "win" in our book, someone has to come out on top as the fastest speeder in the land, notoriety be damned.

Below you'll find the speeds, locations, and vehicles involved in the twenty fastest speeding tickets in Texas in 2017. You'll see that almost three-fourths of the speeders were riding sportbikes (which some troopers knew enough about to list specific models), while the rest were rocking [the kind of American muscle](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/15149/watch-this-allegedly-stolen-dodge-challenger-hellcat-rip-down-texas-highways>) you always imagine screaming down a dusty Texas highway into the sunset—except for one intrepid soul in a BMW i8.

### #20: 139 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** I-20 in Eastland County

****Ride:**** Red 2007 Suzuki motorcycle

### #19: 140 mph in a 65 mph zone

****Road:**** I-10 in Bexar County

****Ride:**** Blue 2008 Honda CBR

### #18: 140 mph in a 65 mph zone

****Road:**** I-10 in Bexar County

****Ride:**** Black 2008 Yamaha motorcycle

### #17: 140 mph in a 60 mph zone

****Road:**** SP-601 in El Paso County

****Ride:**** 2015 Aprilia RSV

### #16: 140 mph in a 50 mph zone

****Road:**** Custer Road in Collin County

****Ride:**** 2015 Ford Mustang

### #15: 143 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** US-90 in Coryell County

****Ride:**** Black 2013 Kawasaki motorcycle

### #14: 143 mph in an 80 mph zone

****Road:**** TW-130 service road in Williamson County

****Ride:**** Black 2014 BMW i8

### #13: 144 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** US-190 in Coryell County

****Ride:**** Blue 2015 Suzuki motorcycle

### #12: 144 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** US-190 in Coryell County

****Ride:**** Green 2016 Yamaha motorcycle

### #11: 145 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** SH-6 in Falls County

****Ride:**** Red 2009 Pontiac G8 GT

### #10: 146 mph in a 65 mph zone

****Road:**** SH-67 in Johnson County

****Ride:**** White 2017 Chevrolet Corvette

### #9: 149 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** SH-70 in Fisher County

****Ride:**** White 2017 Suzuki GSX

### #8: 150 mph in a 70 mph zone

****Road:**** I-35 in Hays County

****Ride:**** Blue 2009 Suzuki GSF

### #7: 155 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** US-81 in Wise County

****Ride:**** Black 2016 Kawasaki 800

### #6: 156 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** I-40 in Carson County

****Ride:**** Red 2016 Chevrolet (no model listed)

### #5: 156 mph in a 70 mph zone

****Road:**** SH-195 in Williamson County

****Ride:**** Black 2006 Suzuki GSX

### #4: 156 mph in a 70 mph zone

****Road:**** SH-195 in Williamson County

****Ride:**** 2014 Chevrolet SS

### #3: 160 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** SH-44 in Nueces County

****Ride:**** Red 2006 Suzuki motorcycle

### #2: 160 mph in a 55 mph zone

****Road:**** I-45 in Galveston County

Ride: Silver 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8

### #1: 181 mph in a 75 mph zone

****Road:**** US-90 in Coryell County

****Ride:**** Red 2012 Honda CBR1000

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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