Current:Home > FinanceFlorida man clocked driving 199 mph in dad's Camaro, cops say -Legacy Profit Partners
Florida man clocked driving 199 mph in dad's Camaro, cops say
View
Date:2025-04-15 16:09:02
A 20-year-old Florida man was arrested for street racing after cops said he drove his dad's car 199 mph.
According to the arrest affidavit, the Orange County Sherriff's Office received calls from residents alerting them to street racing happening outside of Orlando shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday.
A responding officer watched two cars drive side-by-side after an intersection light turned green, appearing to race one another, the report states.
While leaving the roads they were racing on, one of the cars, a red Chevrolet Camaro, turned south on the turnpike while another officer watched the car accelerate to 199 mph in a 70 mph speed limit zone.
Cops in Florida:'Booty Patrol' truck impersonating officers, DeSoto County cops say. Florida claps back.
Car going 199 mph carried 2 passengers, one a minor
Officers arrested the driver, a 20-year-old male and the passenger, a 19-year-old male, and charged them with racing on a highway. A 16-year-old boy was also riding in the car and was released to his parent.
Officials found the car was registered to the driver's father. Upon searching the vehicle, cops also found a video camera mounted to the back window, which they believe was there to capture videos for the driver's Instagram.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office posted about the arrests, saying they made 157 arrests, issued 1,290 citations and seized 54 vehicles related to street racing in 2023.
veryGood! (88636)
Related
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- How to Sell Green Energy
- World’s Leading Polluters Have Racked Up a $10 Trillion Carbon Debt
- Too Hot to Handle’s Francesca Farago and TikToker Jesse Sullivan Are Engaged
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Global CO2 Emissions to Hit Record High in 2017
- Amazon's Limited-Time Pet Day Sale Has the Best Pet Deals to Shop From
- Today’s Climate: May 29-30, 2010
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Cash App Founder Bob Lee's Cause of Death Revealed
Ranking
- Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
- Striving to outrace polio: What's it like living with the disease
- Freddie Mercury memorabilia on display ahead of auction – including scribbled song lyrics expected to fetch more than $1 million
- Today’s Climate: April 29, 2010
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- Too Cozy with Coal? Group Charges Feds Are Rubber-Stamping Mine Approvals
- Opponents, supporters of affirmative action on whether college admissions can be truly colorblind
- Cash App Founder Bob Lee's Cause of Death Revealed
Recommendation
Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
Today’s Climate: May 14, 2010
School Strike for Climate: What Today’s Kids Face If World Leaders Delay Action
Billie Lourd Calls Out Carrie Fisher’s Siblings for Public “Attacks” in Rare Statement
'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
Star Wars Day 2023: Shop Merch and Deals From Stoney Clover Lane, Fanatics, Amazon, and More
Rising Seas Are Flooding Norfolk Naval Base, and There’s No Plan to Fix It
Today’s Climate: May 19, 2010