Today's Bad Driver: Guy Going 110 MPH On Southern State

Queens Village resident Kashaun Iqbal was charged with reckless endangerment, unlawfully fleeing an officer, reckless driving and several traffic violations for allegedly driving around 110 MPH on the Southern State Parkway earlier today. The Long Island Press reports, "A Trooper on patrol near Exit 14, Fletcher Avenue, spotted a black Acura driving at 110 mph and continuously changing lanes unsafely at 11:52 a.m. The driver...almost caused several collisions and as he attempted to elude the Trooper, police said." While the trooper couldn't stop Iqbal, guess what did? Yes, the bad traffic further ahead forced him to slow down.

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By Jen Chung in News on July 29, 2010 4:10 PM

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Gd

I live in Valley Stream (Exit 13) glad they got this POS off the road.

Cranky Old Man

The Southern State Parkway at exit 14 ain't no lonely desert highway out in California. What this guy was doing is no different than menacing people at the local shopping mall with a loaded gun. If he rear ended or clipped another car at that speed, innocent people could have been maimed and or killed. All because this schmuck wanted to get his kicks driving fast.

Gotham Extremist

no worries, these dickfucks are driving their own coffins on wheels, let them do 150mph, they will go away that much faster.

phil_s_stein

Except they'll take you or someone you know down with 'em.

Gotham Extremist

What I used to do is when one these dickfucks tailgate me, flashing their lights and honking their horns trying to pass me on the highway, I SLOW the fuck down so that they get mad and move to the next lane and try to pass me that way. And when I see them make the move I slam on the gas and be side by side with the car in front of him, and fuckin STAY there. LOL. Or, when they are still behind me tailgating, I suddendly hit the brake just enough so that I hear him slam on his brake and almost coming to a standstill, and that's when I slam on my gas and say bye bye asshat.

That's what I USED to do, but ever since I grew the fuck up last night, I just politely move away as soon and as far away possible, and anticipate a major crash up ahead.

Kelles

Hope he and this guy take each other out Judges grandson-3 DWIs no jail

Stevennnn

He should have drove off the shoulder and hit a tree.

DarkGemini

If he didn't run he would've just gotten a ticket, and avoided the whole jail nonsense.

That said, the real truth about what happened will come out in a couple of days. It's not like the media reporting on these things has to get all the facts right the first time around, right?