LICKING COUNTY -- An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper has been suspended for one day after an incident involving another trooper and a former officer whom authorities said were speeding on motorcycles.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Trooper Bryan Lee he turned off his microphone as he pulled over the two law-enforcement personnel.
In July, authorities said, 35-year-old trooper Jason Highsmith was clocked going 147 mph on I-70, east of Columbus, where the speed limit is 65 mph.
Highsmith was riding with two other people, including an off-duty Gahanna officer.
Authorities said officer Christopher Thomas, 33, was clocked going 149 mph on I-70.
An OSP radar plane clocked the motorcyclists allegedly going those speeds Sunday, June 28, and troopers made the traffic stop.
A third motorcyclist also was part of the group but was not clocked on radar and was not ticketed.
Four days after the stop, troopers issued Highsmith a ticket, and eight days later Thomas was issued a citation.
Highsmith will be put on probation for two years. During that time, if Highsmith violates the code of conduct, he will be terminated.
He was transferred from the motorcycle division to the Marysville Post -- effective Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Officials also said he would be suspended for five days without pay.
Highsmith entered a plea of not guilty on Wednesday, July 8. He was sentenced to a $150 fine plus court costs. His license was to be suspended for six months, and four points were added to his license.
He was granted work driving privileges.
Thomas pleaded guilty Wednesday, Aug. 5, and was sentenced to a $150 fine and six-month license suspension.
Thomas was terminated from the Gahanna police department.
Lee was given the suspension because he was in violation when he turned off the belt microphone.
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