31-year-old Shawndarious Thompson was seen racing his red Chevrolet Camaro against a white Ford Explorer at Fort Campbell Boulevard on March 14th. Officers observed Thompson’s Camaro going way above the posted speed limit of 45mph. While racing with the Explorer, the Camaro was measured driving at 102mph. The Camaro then stopped at the intersection of Fort Campbell and Jack Miller Boulevard, where a traffic stop was conducted. When officers made contact with Thompson, he stated that he was purposely racing the white Ford Explorer. Shawndaridus Thompson was taken into custody and charged with drag racing.
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Soldier Zach Braley charged with drag racing; speeding 91 mph in a 55 mph zone
21-year-old Fort Campbell Soldier Zachary Jeffrey Braley is charged with drag racing and speeding after a THP Trooper observed him driving one of four vehicles traveling together and approaching him at a high rate of speed, eventually reaching 91 mph in a 55 mph zone on Hwy 374 between Peachers Mill Road and Whitfield Road. Trooper Cadena stopped Braley, who was driving the lead vehicle, at 1 a.m. and placed him into custody.
Fort Campbell Soldier Colin Brown charged with drag racing, fleeing police at 115 mph
20-year-old Fort Campbell Soldier Colin William Brown was one of two vehicles observed by a THP Trooper to be drag racing near Planet Fitness on Fort Campbell Blvd. The Trooper caught up with them near Dover Crossing while using emergency lights and sirens. Brown, who was driving a blue Infiniti, turned off his lights and ‘blacked out’ his vehicle, and fled from the trooper in excess of 115 mph on Dover Road. He then drifted around a dead end and came back toward the trooper and alluded him, escaping into the night. The car was traced back to Colin Brown, and multiple warrants were issued for his arrest. He was booked on those charges on October 28th.
