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Yahoo
22-07-2025
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Florida woman drives 113 mph on SR-417 to pick up her dog, police say
The Brief A Florida woman was arrested for driving 113 mph on SR-417 in Orlando, telling police she was speeding to "pick up [her] dog." She was charged with dangerous excessive speeding and cited for unlawful speed. Her arrest comes as Florida enforces tougher penalties under a new "super speeder" law. ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida woman was arrested Sunday after police clocked her driving 113 mph on State Road 417 in Orlando – over 40 mph over the road's posted speed limit. 'Was going to pick up my dog' What we know According to an Orlando Police Department arrest report, Yasiria Cachonatal, 32, told officers she was speeding because she was "going to pick up [her] dog." SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35'S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS Police said Cachonatal was seen driving over 100 mph near Lake Nona Boulevard and did not slow down at any point. Officers eventually stopped her at a safe location along the road. She was arrested on a charge of dangerous excessive speeding and also received a citation for unlawful speed. Second arrest in Central Florida this week for excessive speeding Dig deeper The Florida Highway Patrol arrested 20-year-old Octavius Hunt on Sunday after clocking him at 155 mph on Interstate 4 in Seminole County — 95 miles over the posted speed limit. Hunt was driving a Dodge Challenger with three passengers when a trooper conducting radar enforcement spotted the car around 1 a.m. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP Hunt told troopers he believed he was only going about 80 mph as he drove to a friend's house. Troopers believe Hunt may have been trying to show off the car's capabilities. Fortunately, no one was injured. The backstory Florida recently enacted tougher laws against extreme speeding, targeting drivers exceeding 100 mph or going 50 mph or more over the posted limit. The "super speeder" law aims to curb a rise in high-speed crashes and fatalities across the state. Troopers say Hunt's case fits the very behavior the law was designed to penalize. Designed to reduce extreme speeding and prevent fatal crashes, the law now treats high-speed violations with stricter penalties — up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine for first-time offenders. Second-time violators face up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. The Source This story about Yasiria Cachonatal's arrest was written based on information shared in an arrest report by the Orlando Police Department. Additional details regarding Octavius Hunt's arrest were provided by the Florida Highway Patrol. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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Orange County deputies are ticketing 100 people a month for going over 100 mph on the road
A super speeder law is now headed to the governor. The law aims to toughen penalties for people going over 100 miles per hour. House Bill 351 says exceeding the posted speed limit by 50 miles per hour or going over 100 miles per hour means a fine and/or jail time. For a first offense, the penalty is 30 days in jail, a fine of up to $500, or both. For a second offense, within five years, that could mean a 6-month license suspension, a fine of up to $1,000, and/or 90 days in jail. Sheriff John Mina is backing that bill. His agency alone is ticketing 100 people a month for going over 100 miles per hour. Telling WFTV, 'There were nearly 2,500 deaths in Florida last year as a result of speeding or reckless driving, so that's what we're trying to deter, and when you're going over 100 miles an hour, no one's going to survive that crash, no one, not the driver and not the people you hit.' Sheriff John Mina backed this legislation, which increased the penalties for those involved in street racing, street takeovers, or stunt driving last year. But it didn't stop a crowd from doing it just a few months after the law was passed, as the agency released video of a crowd at an Orange County intersection. The mob of at least 30 people was seen doing donuts in the middle of the road. One witness told deputies he was stopped at a red light when the crowd started attacking a Tesla and kicking in the windshield. Adam Benouttas was arrested and identified as one of the primary 'sliders,' performing dangerous stunt driving maneuvers, such as doughnuts, in the intersection during the event. The sheriff says these events have decreased since the law was passed, and he hopes that dangerous driving will decrease too if this super speeder law passes. Mina said, 'The old adage is you can't outrun the radio, right? Eventually, we're going to catch up to you. Most people who run from the police are going to get caught at some point, whether it's that day or the next day or the next, but even if they do, that's fine. We'll find them. We will go to their house, we will impound their vehicle, we will seize their vehicle, and we will get them another day. Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
