Biker Went 170 Mph On Upstate New York Highway; Nikkolaus McCarthy Charged With Reckless Driving

RAVENA, N.Y. -- Authorities say a 25-year-old upstate New York man has been arrested after troopers clocked him driving his motorcycle at 170 mph on the Thruway.

State police say a trooper first observed the motorcyclist going 166 mph Wednesday afternoon in the southbound lanes of Interstate 87 just south of Albany. The trooper pursued the biker and was able to get the Suzuki motorcycle's license plate number and a description of the rider when he slowed down in traffic.

But the man sped off again, and other troopers clocked him going as fast as 170 mph. Troopers eventually stopped him in New Paltz.

Police charged Nikkolaus McCarthy of Charlton with fleeing police, reckless driving, speeding and operating a motorcycle without a license.

He was being held in jail on $20,000 bail. It couldn't immediately be determined if he had a lawyer.

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Comments

[WillistonElkoAlum2002]

12:50 PM on 05/08/2012

NASCAR Calling???

[O K Ali]

12:23 PM on 05/08/2012

I did 110 on the Autobahn and thought I was King of the road, until a Lamborghini flashed his lights and passed me like I was walking. Never put the pedal to the metal again.

[Zeroes]

12:20 PM on 05/07/2012

A good way to relieve the stress of 25% unemployment in our under 25 crowd.

[kinogod]

02:42 AM on 05/07/2012

A lawyer? He just needs more gasoline.

[gypsysailor]

06:29 PM on 05/06/2012

Huh, I always wondered what some of those long streaks are that I pass over driving down the highway.

[Fuddgate]

06:22 PM on 05/06/2012

"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" ! Indeed! I want to go that fast!

[williamabn]

07:29 PM on 05/06/2012

OK , But on a public highway ?

[Louis Sipher]

03:00 PM on 05/06/2012

BFD. This happens everyday. People buy fast bikes and cars for a reason. (Oh the stories that I could tell). The only crime was getting caught.

[porsche996]

02:49 PM on 05/06/2012

My motor can carry me beyond 190 mph...begs the question......why?

[Opus Fideo]

11:56 AM on 05/06/2012

I thought this article was about a guy on a bicycle going 170mph... but on a motorcycle? boring.

[rewith85man]

01:33 AM on 05/06/2012

The cops just ruined his fun time. Now, he is sitting in a jail cell.

[BannedInBoston]

11:06 PM on 05/05/2012

An adrenalin rush is not the same thing as freedom. I can be free just sitting at my computer writing....

[judgeholden79]

07:29 PM on 05/05/2012

170 is about all you can get on the Thruway before you hit construction.

[Cyrus Trance]

06:12 PM on 05/05/2012

They should have just let him go. It's not work killing someone over a ticket.

[Cyrus Trance]

06:10 PM on 05/05/2012

170 is fast but not that fast. We used to go over 190 down route 133 in calif. Sport bikes are fast and are only getting faster.

[glassguy2]

09:25 PM on 05/06/2012

yes and crotch rockets are nothing but rice burning death traps

[Cyrus Trance]

09:40 PM on 05/06/2012

They are no more dangerous than any motorcycle.

[rg9rts]

05:52 PM on 05/05/2012

The Thruway?? He was just trying to keep up with the flow of traffic. Notice it took almost 100 miles to stop him on a limited access highway. That's how fast they go.