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Matt Dillon Clocked at 106 mph

Crash star faces possible 3 months in Vermont jail

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Jan 1, 2009 8:21 AM CST

(Newser) – Actor Matt Dillon was arrested for speeding after a police radar caught him zooming northbound on a Vermont highway at 106 mph, reports Reuters. The Crash star was driving a rented 2009 Chevy Impala in a 65 mph zone. Dillon, 44, faces up to three months in jail and a $300 fine if convicted.

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Actor Matt Dillon attends Yahoo!'s "Greenest City in America" challenge in New York's Times Square last year. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Matt Dillon in a mug shot released by Vermont state police. (AP Photo/Vermont State Police)

Dillon was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in "Crash." (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

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riffran

Jan 3, 2009 5:11 AM CST

I had my wife's suburban up to 110 one night, good ole 3/4 ton with a 350 vortec...hellllllll yeah......I am sooo glad I didn't get caught.....for being so stupid....sorry Matt....you was naughty....riff

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Dec 31, 2008 10:50 PM CST

WOW! With all of that ice & snow! I wouldn't put him in jail. Give him a hefty fine and save jail time for child molesters, murderers and thugs who rape women.

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