Porsche 911 Driver Arrested After Caught Driving 177 MPH by Police Helicopter in Spain

The driver of a Porsche 911 was arrested on June 9 after a police helicopter in Spain caught him traveling at 285 km/h (177 mph) on a highway, according to Spanish officials.

The perpetrator, an unnamed man from Ireland, was driving a 992-generation Porsche 911 Carrera with British license plates at the time of the incident. He was allegedly clocked hitting an average maximum speed of 285 km/h on the AP-6, a highway in Spain just outside of Madrid with a speed limit of 120 km/h (75 mph). The speed is just a few mph off the Carrera's top speed of 182 mph.

Video published to Twitter shows the moment the police helicopter caught the gray 911 reaching 285 km/h before being stopped by an officer at a tolling plaza in the town of Arévalo. He was arrested as the "alleged perpetrator of an alleged crime against road safety," according to the The Irish Mirror.

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href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/velocidad?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#velocidad es 120 km/h. Se trata de un ciudadano irlandés que conducía un  de alta gama, con matrícula de Gran Bretaña. El conductor está siendo investigado por un supuesto #delito contra la #SeguridadVial.#AsíNo pic.twitter.com/5GpkpxNHdC

— Dir. Gral. Tráfico (@DGTes) June 17, 2022

Spanish law is pretty severe when it comes to speeding. According to The Mirror, going over the limit by 80 km/h or more can result in a large fine and a revocation of your license for up to four years. If the crime is severe enough, the perpetrator could even face jail time.