An off-duty Gahanna officer accused of going 149 mph on an interstate highway pleaded guilty Wednesday.
Authorities said Christopher Thomas, 33, was clocked going 149 mph on Interstate 70, east of Columbus, where the speed limit is 65 mph.
Thomas has been on injured leave from the Gahanna police department since last December after he slipped and fell on ice. Thomas continues to receive pay and benefits, including vacation time.
Thomas was riding with two other people.
Authorities said off-duty state trooper Jason Highsmith, 35, was clocked going 147 mph on I-70.
An OSP radar plane clocked the motorcyclists allegedly going those speeds Sunday, June 28, and troopers made the traffic stop.
A third motorcyclist also was part of the group but was not clocked on radar and was not ticketed.
Four days after the stop, troopers issued Highsmith a ticket, and eight days later Thomas was issued a citation.
Thomas pleaded guilty to his citation Wednesday before Licking County Municipal Court Judge David Branstool.
Branstool sentenced Thomas to a $150 fine and six-month license suspension.
Highsmith entered a plea of not guilty before Branstool Wednesday, July 8.
Branstool said the lack of charges didn’t matter and that he could use his discretion to suspend Highsmith’s license for as much as three years for driving in reckless circumstances.
Branstool said Highsmith’s case would be set for trial.
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God I bet that felt fucking great! The rush of 149mph wind pressing against a persons body, would leave you feeling almost breathless.
As long as they did it in a place where there wasn't much traffic, I see no problem with what they did. They were trained officers just trying to unwind a bit.
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