U.S.-born American citizen in country legally charged in teen's death | City Pages

Rothmeyer was clocked going over 100 miles an hour, pouring on speed as he headed first south on 127, then east on 82nd Street, driving toward his hometown of Clear Lake.

He blew past a stop sign at the intersection of 82nd and 125th Avenue, colliding with another pickup truck in the intersection.

Rothmeyer got out of his truck and tried fleeing on foot, only to be tackled by the cop pursuing him. A breath test administered at the time of arrest measured Rothmeyer's blood alcohol content as .228, or close to triple the legal limit of .08.