Motorcyclist drove through Colchester at 127 miles per hour, police say

On Friday evening, a Long Island man sped through the Delaware County town of Colchester on a motorcycle at 127 miles per hour, police say.

Thirty-five-year-old Anthony J. Mcnamee of Suffolk County was in a 55-mile-per-hour speed zone on Route 30 on Friday, Aug. 7 when he was stopped for speeding 72 miles per hour over the posted limit, according to a press release issued by the Sheriff's Office.

Anthony was arrested at 6:41 p.m. and charged with one misdemeanor count of reckless driving, speed not reasonable and imprudent, speeding in excess of the posted 55 mile per hour zone and operating out of class, according to the press release.

He was arraigned in the town of Colchester Court, police say. He posted the $500 bail and is scheduled to reappear at a later day.

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