A couple of things here:
I-180 is mainly patrolled by the state patrol. They gun hard on this area on any holiday/weekend past 10 pm. I've seen MANY people get pulled over for doing any speed over 60. Reilly also didn't signal b/c you can't turn unless it's green arrow on the exit ramp from i-180 to superior (one of the stupidest intersections in the city...no right turn on red for no damn reason). He got caught...he'll pay the price. The legal limit has been moved down quite a few times (used to be .12 I think, then .10, now is .08...many state have a 0 tolerance law).
Whiteshoes brings up a very valid points. Drunk driving is bad...but, other types of driving are bad too. Many probably won't believe it but you're just as much a problem driving to slow as you are fast to others in traffic. His Buick comment hit home...I see so many la crosse, sabre's, just cruising with little regard to laws. They run red lights like it's a right, don't signal, and pull out in front of others quite routinely. They are 100% not held to the same standards as other drivers..in fact, I've read oped's to the ljs from out of town kids saying they are sorry to the locals here that have to put up with their parents driving. The DMV here just wants the revenue...they won't deny anyone a license.
Lastly if Reilly lives north of Superior, that's really not walking distance from downtown. Many kids live out there b/c the housing is much better than what is found in the bottoms, around the capitol, or in T Town..
GBR