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Alpharetta dad arrested after allegedly driving 111 mph
By Ellen Eldridge
Oct 7, 2016A Roswell man drove his Jeep Grand Cherokee so fast along Ga. 400 that police didn’t just give him a ticket. They arrested him.
Austin Elstad, 33, told Alpharetta police he was on his way to pick up his daughter from day care about 12:30 p.m. Monday. He was traveling 111 mph, according to a police report released Friday.
A second daughter was sleeping in a car seat directly behind the driver, police wrote in the report.
While police arrested Elstad on speeding and reckless driving charges, the car and child were released to a family member. The report lists a first-offense status for the reckless driving charge.
