ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s “Super Speeder” law went into effect July 1, 2025. It requires drivers to be arrested, taken to jail, and sent to court for a criminal offense if they are accused of driving more than 100 mph or more than 50 mph over the posted speed limit.
According to FHP data, troopers made more than 4,000 arrests statewide under the law in its first 12 months. More than 500 of those arrests were in Orange County.
“In the beginning, a lot of people didn’t know, and they weren’t aware of the law taking effect,” said Trooper Migdalisis Garcia, an assistant public affairs officer for Florida Highway Patrol. “But a year later, we are still making the same arrests. People are still making the same mistakes. It’s completely unacceptable.”
Since the law took effect, FHP has arrested more than 2,700 people statewide for driving over 100 mph, including nearly 300 people in Orange County. Troopers also arrested more than 1,400 people statewide for driving more than 50 mph over the speed limit, including more than 200 people in Orange County.
“Looking at the numbers, I was surprised because I think it is high,” Garcia said. “I am disappointed that is where we are at right now.”
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office also reported 323 arrests under the law in its first year. The fastest recorded speed in those cases was 150 mph, and about one in six arrests involved a driver recorded going at least 120 mph.
In one body camera video from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the deputy told a driver, “You just jeopardized the lives and safety of everybody out here trying to get home to their families, and now you are going to jail for it.”
Criminal defense attorney Jeff Lotter said at least a dozen people arrested under the law have turned to him for help. He has a unique perspective since he previously spent 12 years in law enforcement writing speeding tickets, and now he defends some super speeders.
Lotter said many of those arrested under the law are working professionals with no prior criminal records.
“In Orlando, you would run into a situation where the offer on a first-time offender was 10 days in jail, and a similar DUI offense would be diversion and have their case dropped,” Lotter said. “So you would have this real disparity between the results there.”
Lotter also said he has found issues with some cases.
“In exploring these cases, I discovered that the police officers still aren’t submitting the paperwork always properly,” he said.
According to the state attorney’s office, out of 336 Orange County cases, 305 were resolved by pleas, 15 were dismissed, and three resulted in guilty verdicts by a jury.
Law enforcement officials said the purpose of the law is to address high-speed driving before crashes occur. Garcia said it is too soon to know whether the law is changing drivers’ behavior.
“I want to have this conversation next year and truly see, hopefully, that number go down,” Garcia said.