Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Clocked at 122 mph on Route 208, Cops Say

Police charged a Clifton man Wednesday with speeding 122 mph in a 55 mph zone.

A 26-year-old Clifton man was hit with multiple charges after police say they clocked him speeding down Route 208 at more than 120 mph on a BMW motorcycle.

Just before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Wyckoff Police Officer Kyle Ferreira clocked the bike traveling south on Route 208 through Wyckoff at 122 mph.

Ferreira was able to catch up to the motorcycle just past Goffle Road, according to Wyckoff Police.

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Szymon Tereszko, 26, of Clifton, was charged with speeding 122 mph in a 55 mph zone, reckless driving and unsafe lane changes. The complaints will be heard in municipal court, cops said.

Tereszko’s alleged swift 122 mph, however, doesn’t rank him as Wyckoff’s most egregious speeder.

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A 20-year-old Haledon man on a 2003 Honda B60 motorcycle was clocked speeding at nearly 140 mph through the township on Route 208 in October last year.

That motorcyclist was charged with speeding, reckless driving, improper passing, uninsured vehicle, driving on a motorcycle permit in violation of the restrictions, false information on a vehicle registration, failure to maintain a lane of travel and tailgating.


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