Hellcat doing 160 MPH is too fast for cop, but then driver's luck runs out

An Indiana state trooper found his police cruiser seriously challenged when he tried to pull over a speeding Dodge Challenger Hellcat on the Indiana Toll Road.

Trooper Dustin Eggert was merging back into traffic near Bremen on Tuesday after helping a broken-down motorist when the reddish-orange Hellcat passed him at a high rate of speed, according to a police statement obtained by Jalopnik. Police said Eggert witnessed the 707-horsepower muscle car weaving in and out of traffic without using turn signals as it passed slower vehicles.

The trooper began pursuit, but even though he reached reached speeds of 150 mph, he could not catch the Hellcat, which was allegedly going 160.

State police in Bremen, Ind., say this Dodge Challenger Hellcat was clocked at 160 mph Tuesday while trying to evade a pursuing officer on the Indiana State Toll Road. State police in Bremen, Ind., say this Dodge Challenger Hellcat was clocked at 160 mph Tuesday while trying to evade a pursuing officer on the Indiana State Toll Road. Photo: Indiana State Police Photo: Indiana State Police Image 1 of / 22 Caption Close Hellcat doing 160 MPH is too fast for cop, but then driver's luck runs out 1 / 22 Back to Gallery

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The speed limit on the toll road is 70 mph.

Unable to gain on the speedster, Eggert radioed ahead for help, requesting officers watch for the Dodge. But then two big-rig trucks inadvertently came to the aid of law enforcement. They happened to be driving side by side on the two-lane highway, blocking the Dodge and allowing Eggert to catch up.

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Arrested on a reckless driving charge was J. Jesus Duran Sandoval, 38, of Lake Geneva, Wis., who police say was driving on an expired driver's license. He was taken to LaPorte County Jail.

The reason he was driving so fast? He was "trying to get to Maryland," or so he told Eggert.

Apparently he had a very pressing engagement.