Troy Ross saw flashing lights behind the car he was travelling in and knew there would be trouble.
Ross had found out his teenage sister had been killed in a car accident and was heading to his mother's house to be with family as soon as he could.
Having enlisted someone to drive him, the pair sped through Ohio on their way to Detriot when they were stopped by police.
"I knew I was going to jail due to a petty warrant," Ross wrote.
When Trooper J Davis pulled the pair over, he found the driver had a suspended licence and an outstanding warrant as well, according to Inside Edition.