According to Kentucky State Police and a post originally published by our sister publicationAutomobile, a trooper stopped Alexander Thim and Mark Derkatz on the evening of Wednesday, January 8, on Lovers Lane in Bowling Green, for exceeding the posted 45-mph speed limit by more than 26 mph, reckless driving, and racing motor vehicles on a public road.Automobilehas not yet been able to verify just how much higher than 71 mph the cars were traveling when police nailed them and hauled the drivers away. (Exceeding the speed limit by 26 mph is simply Kentucky's standard under its driver's license points system to trigger a hearing and a possible suspension; it does not mean the cars were clocked at precisely 71 mph, or 26 mph more than the posted 45-mph limit.)

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According to the employees' LinkedIn profiles, Thim is a CAE (computer aided engineering) engineer working on induction and exhaust systems, and Derkatz is an electrical engineer. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.

"We are aware of an incident involving our test vehicles and are currently investigating," GM said in a statement provided to our sister publicationAutomobile. "Safety remains our overriding priority at General Motors. We have no further comment at this time."

As for the Corvettes, police enlisted two towing companies to remove them from the scene and deposit them at a tow lot, where a police representative said the vehicles were collected the next day "by the owner," presumably representatives of General Motors. Per GM's statement, it is unknown whether Thim and Derkatz remain employed with the company.

The situation is particularly embarrassing for the Corvette brand, as it is tied closely to the Bowling Green community. The city is home to Chevrolet's Corvette manufacturing plant as well as the National Corvette Museum.

Remember, folks: Keep it sane out there.