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19-Year-Old in Connecticut Arrested After 132 MPH Highway Flight to Job Interview

He turned himself in at a Hartford state trooper barracks following a pursuit that was called off for safety reasons.

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Overview

  • Connecticut State Police recorded a Mercedes E300 traveling at 132 mph on Interstate 91 South after observing unsafe lane changes and weaving through traffic.
  • Officers terminated the chase due to the risk posed to other motorists by the high-speed pursuit.
  • Police determined the driver was 19-year-old Azmir Djurkovic after contacting the vehicle’s registered owner.
  • Djurkovic is charged with reckless driving, disobeying an officer’s signal, engaging police in a pursuit, first-degree reckless endangerment and other offenses.
  • He was released on a $2,500 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at Middletown Superior Court on June 17, 2025.