---
title: "Mail Carrier Caught Racing Ford Mustang in USPS Van at 105 MPH"
description: "A mail carrier in Ohio brought new meaning to Priority Delivery when she was busted racing a Ford Mustang in her USPS van at 105 mph."
date: "2024-05-11"
modified: "2024-05-11"
authors:
  - name: "Beverly Braga"
    job_title: "Weekend Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/beverly-braga"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/mail-carrier-caught-racing-ford-mustang-in-usps-van-at-105-mph"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
  - "metris"
  - "Van"
---

# Mail Carrier Caught Racing Ford Mustang in USPS Van at 105 MPH

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/11/usps-van-race.jpg>)
*\<em\>WTVG News via YouTube\</em\>*

There's a reason the U.S. Postal Service is referred to as snail mail: it's slow. Unless you live in Sandusky County, Ohio, where a USPS carrier was caught racing a Ford Mustang in her Mercedes Metris van at speeds over 100 mph, according to newly released bodycam footage and a report [from *WTVG News*](<https://www.13abc.com/2024/05/09/postal-worker-caught-racing-mustang-usps-van-hitting-105-mph-60-mph-zone/>).

The traffic stop occurred westbound on Highway 20 in Fremont, Ohio back on April 21. A sunny Sunday afternoon — perfect conditions for a drag race, eh? According to police, the speeding Mustang caught the deputy's attention first. But as he prepared to pursue, the USPS-branded Metris passed him at an even faster clip, and he paced the van at 105 mph before pulling the driver over.

https://youtu.be/czRtY8vYjdk?si=xyzlXdO8clXOeXlm

"I didn't realize that I was going that fast," the USPS employee says in the footage. When asked why she "took off like that," the driver could only say, "I mean, I shouldn't have," and claimed not to know the Mustang driver.

The year and model of the Mustang are unknown, but the last version of the US-market Metris (the bulk of which was sold to the USPS, coincidentally) featured a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder making 208 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 9-speed automatic. Top speed isn't a readily available spec (because why?), but some owners have reported reaching just over 100 mph, so it seems this one was pretty well maxed out. One can only imagine the sound of that thing hurdling at 100-plus mph on Midwestern roads.

[Public records](<https://sandusky-county.org/Clerk/21_record_search/record_detail3.php?id=24TRD1340_Woodville&location=>) show the case as closed, and only a $50 fine for speeding was imposed. Had the driver been convicted for street racing, though, [state law](<https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4511.251>) considers it a first-degree misdemeanor that would result in a suspended license for 30 days or up to three years, plus other penalties such as fines and vehicle seizure.

No word on whether the USPS was as lenient on the Mustang's driver. A spokesperson's emailed response to the news channel would only divulge that the incident was under investigation and couldn't further comment on a personnel matter.

## Author
Born and raised in Hawaii, Beverly has been a prolific and published creative writer since her teens. As a contributor to The Drive, Beverly covers the weekend shift, blogging about all things automotive, mobility, transportation, and topics in-between. Currently a digital nomad, Beverly's only constant is her car, a second-generation Mazdaspeed3. Even though she's never in one place for too long, her hot hatch always feels like home.

### Author social links  
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