Speeder booked

UNIONTOWN – A man was booked into Whitman County Jail May 31 after reaching speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour south of Uniontown.

According to the police report, Whitman County Sheriff's Deputy Tyler Langerveld was at a traffic stop just outside Uniontown when he heard a vehicle with a modified exhaust accelerating. The white truck appeared to be surpassing the town's 30 mph limit. When it passes Deptuty Langerveld, he observed it still had on studded tires and the driver and a passenger were not wearing seat belts.

Deputy Langerveld pursued the vehicle with lights and sirens activated, trav...