RICH COUNTY — A 44-year-old Laketown man who police say drove over 100 mph in the Bear Lake area is facing several charges. Waylon Thompson was arrested last month following a traffic stop.

According to court records, Thompson was charged Tuesday in 5th District Court with failing to respond to an officer's signal to stop, a third-degree felony; reckless driving, a class B misdemeanor; and several traffic infractions, including speeding, failing to yield and failing to signal.

Thompson was spotted Nov. 19 by police going 67 mph in a 40 mph zone in a Toyota Tacoma on Bear Lake Boulevard in Garden City.

According to an affidavit of probable cause, when the officer pulled Thompson over, he waited until the officer exited his patrol car and then allegedly sped away, reaching 111 mph in a 55

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