(Pottawattamie County, Iowa) – In a social media post, the Iowa State Patrol, Saturday, said a motorist traveling on Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs, Thursday, was stopped for excessive speed. The Patrol reports “Trooper Bardsley spotted [the unidentified] driver on I-80 near [mile marker 3].” The vehicle was traveling 107 mph in a 65 mph zone.

Authorities say the driver’s excuse for driving that fast, was because they were “Late for work.”

In the post, the Patrol pondered the question of whether or not the “he made it to work on time?,” and speculated that “spending time on the shoulder waiting for his citation didn’t help his efforts.”