Grant County man arrested after failed traffic stop, motorcycle clocked at 115 MPH

Todd Coppernoll and Adam D. Hess

May 19, 2026, 8:54 AM CT

In Grant County, on Saturday at 7:46 PM, a Grant County Deputy attempted a traffic stop on a motorcycle traveling 115 MPH in a 55 MPH zone on Hwy 18 in the Town of Mount Hope.

The operator, 21-year-old Gabriel Groom, disregarded the stop and fled. Following a short pursuit, Groom was located at his residence in Mount Hope, arrested, and booked into the Grant County Jail for Operator Fleeing and Eluding law enforcement.

He was also cited for reckless driving and driving over 45 miles per hour above the speed limit.

Adam Hess

Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at [email protected].