Who Would Have Thought? A 147mph Hyundai Sonata?

It had been a terrific Saturday night for Lawrence Pargo. But now the sun was coming up, and he had to leave the lovely young thing and get to his job, at a home for the disabled, and he was late.

At 5:47 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, the freeway — the Loop 101 — was empty, so empty that before he knew it his rental, a 2006 Hyundai Sonata V-6, was going 128 mph. Eight minutes later he was clocked at 147 mph, which works out to 82 mph over the limit. He didn’t know it, but speed cameras had taken pictures of him as he blew by.

Then he exited the freeway, bought $51 worth of gas, got back onto Loop 101, and at 6:17 a.m. was photographed going 102 mph, and later, 105. Pargo was about to make the newspapers in a big way.


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WeAreMad - 3/27/2007 10:17:37 AM

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the section where this dude was driving was declined, making the achivement of 147 more plausable in this sonata. oh thank heaven for gravity. i betcha hyundai will use this in there marketing ploys. "147mph sonata, its what makes a hyundai and hyundai"...lol

Threepoint1415926 - 3/27/2007 10:30:04 AM

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Depending on what happens in the Minnesota Supreme Court, there could be precedent do outlaw all traffic cameras in the US. Waiting on edge to see what happens.

Threepoint1415926 - 3/27/2007 1:02:13 PM

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That is unfair! I thoroughly believe that the driver's education and just plain drivers in general are so bad in this country that speeds like that would be impossible on our roads. Most noticeable is the utter lack of lane discipline. Hence, the "slow = safe" crowd. They argue for enforcement of slower speeds, which is nearly impossible in many metro areas where the speed limit is outrageously low, when they ought to be arguing for something that is enforceable. Namely, higher standards implemented in getting a license.

Threepoint1415926 - 3/27/2007 2:36:30 PM

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HAHA! That's a quotable quote!

BMW995 - 3/27/2007 3:15:04 PM

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147 mph?
Maybe I should take the new Genesis seriously after all!

Anthony - 3/28/2007 12:31:37 AM

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The more shocking tidbit of information here is that he bought %51 worth of gas. How much is gas a gallon there???

Anthony - 3/28/2007 12:32:03 AM

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$51...