Tewksbury, Mass., Teen Accused Of Driving 120 MPH On Everett Turnpike In New Hampshire

NASHUA, NH — A teenager from Massachusetts was arrested on Thursday night, accused of driving 120 mph in a 55 mph zone, according to New Hampshire State Police.

Around 10:30 p.m., a trooper from Troop B, conducting speed enforcement on the southbound side of the Everett Turnpike in Nashua, saw a driver in a 2020 Ford Edge “traveling at a high rate of speed,” Michal Sventek, a public information officer for state police, said. Using LiDAR technology — light detection and ranging, which shoots laser beams at a target to measure distance and speed, the SUV was clocked at 120 mph, he said.

The posted speed limit was 55 mph, Sventek said.

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The driver was pulled over and identified as Derek Nazzaro, 19, of Tewksbury, MA. He was arrested and charged with reckless operation.

“During the traffic stop,” Sventek said, “Nazzaro also displayed a false Massachusetts driver’s license, in violation of RSA 263:12 (prohibitions).”

Nazzaro was released on personal recognizance and will be arraigned in Nashua District Court at a later date, he said.

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