(KAIR)--Two drivers were cited in separate high-speed stops late last week on Atchison County roadways for allegedly driving close to 100 mph.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, in a release, says it was February 27 when deputies cited 41-year-old Steven Younger of Topeka for driving 95 mph in a 55 mph zone on Morton Road near 302nd Road.

The next day, according to the release, 18-year-old Brandon Bland of Leavenworth was cited for driving 90 mph in a 65 mph zone on U.S. 73 Highway.

Two similar high-speed stops were also made by sheriff’s deputies on Atchison County roadways last month, one on U.S. 59 and the other on U.S. 73, with both drivers cited for driving 90 in 65 mph zones.

The citations come amid a focus on high-speed stops across Kansas in recent years.

Statistics from the Kansas Highway Patrol show that since 2013, there has been a steady increase in the number of drivers exceeding 100 miles per hour in the state.