(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Illinois law enforcement officers have heard a lot of excuses from drivers caught speeding.
A state trooper says a woman ticketed Monday south of Kankakee on I-57 offered her own story, which was no more acceptable than the others.
An Illinois Commerce Commission officer stopped the speeder, a 21-year-old woman.
"He originally clocked her at 116. He was able to lock it in at 115. She later sped up to 135 miles an hour," says Illinois State Police Sgt. Tracy Lillard.
Then the driver offered an excuse.
"She stated she was late for class," Lillard said.
Because of the traffic stop, Sgt. Lillard posted on the state police Facebook page, the woman was "really, really, really late to class."
"If that 21-year-old would've lost a tire or a deer ran out in front of her where she needed to brake quickly, she's going to be unable to stop safely in time, and she could cause a catastrophic crash."
