Man arrested after 1,000 mile test drive

JANESVILLE, Wis., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A man who took a car on a test drive from a Massachusetts dealer traveled more than 1,000 miles to Wisconsin before he was pulled over, police said.

Investigators said Aleh Kot, 32, of West Springfield, Mass., drove onto the Massachusetts Turnpike at about 1 p.m. Oct. 15 in the 2010 Honda Accord with a salesman from Balise Honda in the passenger seat, The Republican, Springfield, Mass., reported Tuesday.

Kot drove at speeds of up to 125 mph on the road, but the car salesman was able to escape the car in heavy traffic near a tollbooth in West Stockbridge, Mass.

A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper pulled Kot over for speeding at about 4:20 a.m. Oct. 16 near Janesville, Wis. Kot was arrested for speeding, reckless driving and driving a vehicle without the owner's permission.

He also faces charges of kidnapping, car theft, larceny and assault and battery in Massachusetts.

A manager at Balise Honda said the salesman, whose name was not released, returned to work Friday.