CHP arrests motorcyclist after 130 mph Orange County ride

A motorcycle rider was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving in South Orange County after allegedly speeding past a California Highway Patrol commander at more than 100 mph on the Fourth of July, KTLA reported.

The arrest highlights CHP enforcement in the Capistrano area, where the agency said 38 vehicles have been seized this year in cases tied to dangerous driving.

KTLA reported that video released by the California Highway Patrol showed the motorcycle moving quickly through freeway traffic during the Fourth of July incident.

The CHP said its Air Unit followed the motorcycle from above until officers on the ground could make the arrest. "With the help of our CHP Air Unit, Air-51 tracked the motorcyclist until a unit got into position and made an arrest," CHP said in a Facebook post, according to KTLA.

The rider was arrested on suspicion of reckless driving, and the motorcycle was impounded for 30 days, KTLA reported.

CHP said the rider had passed a CHP commander at well over 100 mph. The headline figure cited for the run was 130 mph, according to the facts reported by KTLA.

"Reckless driving has no place on California highways, or in South Orange County," CHP said, according to KTLA.

A message in the CHP video said, "The CHP Capistrano Area will continue actively enforcing laws against reckless driving, speed contests and drivers who choose to evade law enforcement," KTLA reported.

CHP said the case is part of continued enforcement against reckless driving, speed contests and attempts to evade law enforcement in South Orange County.