MELBOURNE, Fla. – A Florida man is under arrest after allegedly going more than 100 miles per hour on I-95, so he could impress his girlfriend.
The Florida Highway Patrol says it was working a speed trap on I-95 near Melbourne on Tuesday night, when troopers spotted a speeding vehicle weaving through the traffic.
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One of the troopers pulled out his radar and says he got the Honda Civic going 112 miles per hour.
The trooper gave chase, going up to 125 miles per hour, before he was able to stop the Civic.
The driver, Angelo James Donnelly, 19, was placed in handcuffs and told he was being arrested for reckless driving.
According to the arrest affidavit, Donnelly told the trooper he was speeding because he “was showing off for his girlfriend who was following behind in a separate vehicle.”