Illinois Man, Girlfriend Rack Up 4 Tickets On I-90 In 3 Hours
Piotr Pac Says He Didn't Want To Be Late For Work
Posted: 11:04 am CST January 13, 2005Updated: 11:02 am CST January 14, 2005
An Illinois man and his girlfriend managed to rack up nearly $1,400 in speeding tickets on a trip through Wisconsin -- all within three hours.Piotr Pac (pictured, left), 21, of Prospect Heights, was pulled over on Interstate 90 in Rock County New Year's Day. The State Patrol said he was going 100 mph.About an hour later, he was stopped in Columbia County for going 86 mph.Then, 30 minutes later, he was clocked and ticketed for going 77 mph in Sauk County.And finally, while Pac was napping and his 18-year-old girlfriend was at the wheel, she was stopped for going 108 mph on I-90 in Dane County.Pac said he drove to Wisconsin Dells to pick up his girlfriend at a party and had to be back home to work by 10 a.m.He wound up being late for work by about two hours thanks, in part, to being pulled over so many times.When 12 News caught up with him Thursday, he didn't want to talk about it."I can't do it," Pac said."Why not?" 12 News reporter Nick Bohr asked."I'm already late, see," Pac responded.His fines total $902. His girlfriend's fines are $500.Pac said he's not sure if he's going to fight them in court or just pay up.And apparently, the Wisconsin tickets weren't enough.Court records show that one day after the shoe store employee zipped through Wisconsin, Palatine police pulled him over for going 71 mph in a 35 mph zone.Pac said he knows speeding is dangerous, but insisted he's a good driver. He said he's been driving since he was nine years old in Poland.Traffic tickets are nothing new for Pac. Records show that in Cook County, Ill., alone, he's been nailed for speeding, running stop signs and other violations 21 times since 2001.But now, Pac will be going nowhere fast. His parents have taken his keys. His mom drives him to work.
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