How someone was able to reach speeds more than doubling the speed limit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard without getting in an accident is intriguing, and it didn’t go unnoticed.

Antonio Balson

Antonio Balson

“He was charged with speeding 76 in a 35 and reckless driving,” says Chapel Hill Police Public Information Sergeant Bryan Walker. “It’s indicated on the report that there were not drugs nor alcohol involved.”

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Antonio Balson, 49, of Chapel Hill was stopped in front of the Timber Hollow Apartments north of Piney Mountain Road and Municipal Drive a little before 11:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Balson is scheduled to appear in Orange County District Court on September 11.