A Florida driver was arrested during an early-morning traffic stop after being clocked at 120 miles per hour on Interstate 4 and telling a state trooper he believed the patrol car was racing him.
Clocked at Double the Limit
The stop happened around 2:20 a.m. in Seminole County, where a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a Honda Civic traveling nearly double the posted 65 mph speed limit. According to the patrol report, the trooper was driving a clearly marked patrol vehicle at the time.
Dashcam footage from the stop shows the trooper approaching the passenger side of the car and asking for identification. During the encounter, the driver tried to explain his speed by claiming he thought the patrol car was racing him — despite the fact that he was the one who’d blown past the trooper at high speed.
Overnight near #LakeMary, our trooper clocked a Honda Civic going 116 mph in a 65 mph zone on I-4. The driver, a 25-year-old male from Longwood, was arrested under Florida’s #SuperSpeeder law. He was headed straight to jail instead of wherever he thought he was going. #SlowDown! pic.twitter.com/uFG6jxzerC
— FHP Orlando (@FHPOrlando) July 23, 2025
An Explanation That Didn’t Add Up
The trooper pushed back on the explanation and directed the driver to exit the vehicle, taking him into custody at the scene. When asked about his speed, the driver said he believed he’d been going about 90 mph — still well above the legal limit either way. Based on the recorded speed, the trooper charged him with dangerous excessive speed.
Florida’s New Super-Speeder Law
The arrest is part of a wave of enforcement under Florida’s new “super-speeder” law, which took effect in July and targets extreme speeding violations. The law has already produced a growing list of arrests featuring some unusual justifications from drivers.
In Palm Coast, a Corvette driver stopped going 107 mph in a 70 mph zone told officers he was rushing to a barber appointment. In Holly Hill, an SUV driver clocked at 90 mph in a 25 mph zone said he was nearly late for a party. A Dodge driver stopped at 155 mph on Interstate 4 in Seminole County claimed he was only going 80 mph and was headed to a friend’s house, and back in October, a driver caught going 124 mph during a street race said he was in a hurry because he needed to use the bathroom.
Troopers Are Fighting Speed With Speed
The surge in extreme speeding cases has pushed Florida law enforcement to bring in some high-performance backup of its own. In August, authorities revealed they’d been using unmarked Dodge Charger Hellcats for traffic enforcement, and more recently, officers driving a Ford Mustang GT stopped a teenager traveling 154 mph in his own Mustang.
Officials say the stepped-up enforcement reflects growing concern about public safety on Florida highways as recorded speeds keep climbing.