An Albany County Sheriff’s Office deputy patrolling a dark and lonely stretch of Happy Jack Road between Laramie and Cheyenne earlier this month likely wasn’t smiling when a Chevrolet Corvette was clocked at 112 mph as it whizzed past him in the opposite direction.

The driver, whose name wasn’t released, was quickly pulled over, cited for speeding, and now faces a hefty fine for violating the highway's 65 mph posted limit. But the traffic stop, as well as a number of others in Albany County and other rural counties in recent months, raises the question of whether Wyoming drivers have a speed problem.

Frank Groth, a retired law enforcement officer from the California Bay Area who lives in Gillette, said he is amazed by the number of speeders in Wyoming.

"People often get behind the wheel

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