A dangerous driver was removed from a busy roadway in Pottawattamie County over the weekend.

Phillip Newcomb

According to the Iowa State Patrol, Phillip Newcomb, of Bellevue, NE., was clocked at 97 miles per hour on Interstate 29, near Council Bluffs. In addition, Newcomb was given a breathalyzer test and registered a point-two-three-seven (.237) blood alcohol level. That’s nearly three times the legal limit to drive.

During the traffic stop, troopers say there was a strong odor of alcohol in the car and that there was an open container on his passenger seat. Newcomb was subsequently arrested for OWI, and booked into the Pottawattamie County jail. He has since been released.