'FAST LIKE A CHEETAH!" Columbia City youngster’s need for speed is all in the family

Zavier D. Derbeck’s 5th grade classmates at Coesse Elementary School have a nickname for him: Cheetah.
You know, “fast like a cheetah,” the fastest land animal in the world. A cheetah can achieve bursts of speed hitting 68-75 mph.
Zavier can do that too – while strapped in the cockpit of his Junior Dragster at Osceola Dragway in St. Joseph County near South Bend.

Read about Zavier's exploits on the strip in Tuesday's Post & Mail, now available on newsstands and convenience stores throughout Whitley County and online via The Post & Mail's e-edition.