JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 20-year-old Jacksonville man was arrested Wednesday after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper clocked him driving 108 mph on Interstate 295, according to his arrest report.
News4JAX is not naming the driver because he is charged with a misdemeanor.
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He was taken into custody around noon on June 24, at the intersection of I-295 South and I-95 in Jacksonville.
According to the arrest report, A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was in the area of I-295 and Old St. Augustine Road when he spotted a silver Hyundai hatchback sedan traveling at a high rate of speed in the express lanes.
“I then began to overtake the vehicle and observed the vehicle still traveling at a high rate of speed,” the trooper wrote in the report. “I was able to pace the vehicle at 108 miles an hour as I was overtaking the vehicle.”
The trooper says he activated his emergency lights and siren after the vehicle reached the end of the express lanes near the I-95 entrance ramps. The driver pulled to the left shoulder.
He was subsequently placed under arrest for violating Florida Statute 316.1922(1)(b) — commonly known as the “super speeder law.”
Florida’s super speeder law
Florida’s Dangerous Excessive Speeding law took effect July 1, 2025, giving law enforcement officers the authority to immediately arrest motorists suspected of driving 50 mph or more above the posted speed limit, or driving 100 mph or more in a manner that threatens the safety of other persons or property.
If convicted, offenders face up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine for a first offense. Hundreds of people have been arrested statewide under the law.