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Oregon City teen allegedly drove 142 MPH before arrest

07:01 PM PST on Wednesday, March 30, 2005

By ABE ESTIMADA, kgw.com Staff

OREGON CITY – An Oregon City teen was allegedly going about 142 miles per hour early Wednesday morning on Interstate 205 before being arrested and taken to jail by an Oregon State trooper.

kgw.com/Clackamas County

Ryan Allan Champ.

Ryan Allan Champ, 19, was charged with reckless driving and driving while suspended by OSP. The 142-mile-per hour speed was the second highest speed violation ever tracked by OSP.

OSP trooper Matt Klare said he found “customized accessories for aggressive driving” inside Champ's car, according to state police. They did not specify what those items were.

Klare was parked along northbound Interstate 205 near Otty Road where he saw Champ’s 1992 two-door Honda Civic rapidly approaching about 12:30 a.m.

Klare’s radar initially tracked him going 138 miles per hour, but when the Civic roared by, the radar recorded a speed of 142 miles per hour.

The trooper gave pursuit and saw Champ hit his brake lights as it exited off the freeway at Foster Road in southeast Portland.

Klare caught up to the car near the intersection of SE Woodstock and SE 97th Avenue, where Champ was eventually arrested. Champ was alone in the car.

Champ was taken to Clackamas County Jail in Oregon City. Reckless driving is a misdemeanor that is punishable by a maximum one year in jail and a fine of $6,250.

The highest recorded speed recorded by a trooper occurred on June 28, 1993 when a 1991 Acura was stopped on the south side of the Astoria Megler Bridge after it came into radar at 159 mph, according to OSP records.

The third highest recorded speed was 136 mph on Interstate 5 south of Salem in August 2004.


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PORTLAND -- A 19-year-old was pulled over doing 142 mph on Interstate 205 about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, police say.
Ryan Champ told KOIN News 6 that he wasn't racing but simply wanted to see how fast his car would go. He claims that he was in control the whole time.

He spent the night in jail for reckless driving and driving with a suspended license. KOIN reporter Dan DeRoos caught up with Champ Wednesday when he was picking up his car from an impound lot.

"That's the first time I've ever gone fast on the freeway," he said.

About 10 minutes after the interview, Champ, still with a suspended license, drove his car from the lot (pictured).

According to OSP records, it's the second-highest documented speed violation stopped by a trooper. Champ faces one year in jail and more than $6,000 in fines.