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A 19-year-old motorcycle rider was arrested for allegedly going 145 mph.

The incident occurred on I-15 near Santaquin on Wednesday.

The rider claimed he was en route to a fitness test before his arrest.

NEPHI — A 19-year-old man who claimed he was on his way to take a physical fitness test but decided to take a motorcycle ride first was arrested for allegedly going about 145 mph.

The Utah Highway Patrol was notified Wednesday at about 3 p.m. of a motorcycle "going very fast on I-15" near Santaquin.

"At the time of the notification, the sergeant on duty observed the bike pass southbound going at a high speed, weaving in between vehicles," according to a police booking affidavit. "I observed a motorcycle traveling south at what I estimate

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