An Indianapolis man traveling on I-69 through Greene County in a silver convertible in late July has been ordered to return to Greene County to appear in Greene Superior Court. The driver was cruising the interstate with the top down. An Indiana State Police Trooper said he was cruising at 103 miles per hour.

Nathaniel Dell Shinneman, 42, Indianapolis, was pulled over by ISP Master Trooper Eric Nash in the afternoon of July 22.

Trooper Nash was on patrol in an unmarked car, southbound on I-69 when he noticed Shinneman going in the opposite direction, headed northbound in the left lane passing other vehicles. Nash said Shinneman was clearly going much faster than the rest of the traffic.

Nash activated his front moving radar and reported he clocked Shinneman at 99 mph. After Shinneman passed by, he activated the rear moving radar and reported he clocked Shinneman at 103 mph. The posted speed limit was 70 mph.

Due to a cement wall between the northbound and southbound lanes at his location, the trooper was not able to turn around immediately but he did activate lights and sirens. About half-a-mile down the road where the cement wall ended, Nash was able to head north after Shinneman.

Nash was then northbound with lights and sirens for approximately 4-5 miles before he caught up to Shinneman, still in the left lane, still passing other traffic. Shinneman did pull over.

Nash said it had been raining off and on throughout the day. When asked why he was going so fast, the driver allegedly said he just wanted to beat the weather. Nash said he informed the driver that he should have just pulled over and put the top up instead of driving 103 mph.

Shinneman was released from the scene, but he has been served a summons to appear in Greene Superior Court in September on a preliminary charge of reckless driving involving an unreasonable high speed that endangers safety, a Class C misdemeanor.