Police say they clocked this kid driving 208 mph in a Mustang

A 19-year-old driving a 2011 Mustang clocked in at 208 miles per hour as he tried to elude the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Saturday.

“I’ve never seen a speed like that,” Capt. Paul Timmons told KOKH in Oklahoma City.

Timmons described the incident with grand understatement: “Two hundred miles an hour ... that is extremely excessive.”

He said the teenager, Hector Fraire, was speeding on the Kilpatrick Turnpike when Trooper Ryan Smith clocked him twice, at speeds of 84 and 85 mph, before he tried to stop the car.

Fraire kept driving, faster — and even turned off his headlights and brake lights to try to lose the trooper, Timmons said.

Smith reportedly clocked him again at 176 mph, then 208 mph before Fraire exited the turnpike.

“Trooper Smith caught up to the Mustang at a red light at Northwest Expressway and HWY 3 and initiated a traffic stop,” a statement from the Highway Patrol said.

“The driver of the Mustang turned south, pulled over and dropped his keys out of the driver’s window.”

Fraire was arrested for reckless driving and felony eluding. Authorities said he is in a local racing group.

News of the teen speed demon quickly made the rounds in car circles. Jalopnik website for car buffs said Fraire must have been driving “some kind of savage, magic 2011 Mustang.

“There’s no question that anyone doing 208 in a Mustang on public roads is an idiot who’s incredibly lucky they don’t kill themselves or anyone else. But there is a question about what kind of Mustang does 208 MPH?” the website wrote.

“Who are these 19-year-olds with 200+ MPH capable Mustangs? Where do they get the money?

“Anyway, even if you have a car that can go over 200 MPH, it’s still carrying around an idiot if you try that (bleep) on a public road.”

This story was originally published November 17, 2016 at 11:40 AM with the headline "Police say they clocked this kid driving 208 mph in a Mustang."