- Deputies say a Ferrari driver was clocked at 117 mph.
- He was reportedly already out on bond after a 132-mph arrest.
- Florida’s Super Speeder law can carry jail time and hefty fines.
There are bad times to get caught speeding, and then there’s getting caught allegedly doing 117 mph while already out on bond for another extreme-speeding arrest. That’s the situation one Ferrari driver reportedly found himself in after a run-in with Florida deputies. Making matters even more awkward, he then described himself as a “law-abiding citizen.”
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released video of the September 17 stop as part of its ongoing enforcement of Florida’s relatively new Dangerous Excessive Speeding law, commonly known as the “Super Speeder” law. According to deputies, the Ferrari was traveling at 117 mph (188 km/h) when it was stopped.
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Once police made contact, the entire stop became a lot weirder. Police found out that the driver was already out on bond for a previous Super Speeder arrest. That’s when the driver offered up perhaps the least convincing defense available under the circumstances: “Sir, I’m a law-abiding citizen. I’ve never been arrested before.” This statement comes moments after he had initially admitted to the first arrest.
The deputy quickly pointed out the obvious contradiction. The driver acknowledged the previous arrest but disputed that he had been traveling at 100 mph during that incident. Unfortunately for him, the deputy apparently had receipts. “I can show you the screenshot of you going 132 miles an hour,” the officer replied. So, at least according to Florida police, this new infraction wasn’t as gnarly as the first one.
The Super Speeder law went into effect last year and has already gained significant notoriety. It’s led to plenty of arrests involving drivers allegedly going over triple-digit speeds or those going 50 mph over whatever the posted limit is, even if their clocked speed is below 100. The only instance we’ve seen of police letting a subject go who was doing 100 mph+ was when officers let one of their coworkers go. Maybe this Ferrari driver can find a way onto the force if he wants to keep driving like this.
Photo: FHP
