ARRESTED 2 AND AT A ROYAL. NOW HE’S FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES. >> I FEEL LIKE IF YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU REALLY GOTTA THINK ABOUT WITH THE CONSEQUENCES. >> 2 CORVETTES ERCOT RACING DOWN VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY. POLICE SAY THEY WERE GOING 100 MILES PER HOUR. ONE OF THE DRIVERS GOT AWAY. THE CAPE CORAL POLICE ARRESTED 6 YEAR-OLD JOHN MCNEILL. GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER MADISON ADAMS IS TALKING TO NEIGHBORS. THE SAY THE RECKLESS DRIVING HAS TO STOP. >> TUESDAY NIGHT AROUND 11, 30 A CAPE CORAL POLICE OFFICERS SPOTTED 2 CORVETTE RACING EACH OTHER DOWN VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY EAST. THAT OFFICER SAYS THE CARS WERE GOING OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR IN A 50 MILE PER HOUR ZONE. WHEN I TOLD OTHER DRIVERS ABOUT THE RISKS ERASING, THEY TOLD ME IT’S KIND OF DOWN. >> IM PRETTY DANGEROUS BECAUSE 11, 30 AT NIGHT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE JUST DRIVING AROUND TRYING TO GET HOME. WE COULD JUST RUN INTO SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE A LOST. CAPE CORAL POLICE PULLED OVER ONE OF THE CORVETTES NEAR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY AND COUNTRY CLUB BOULEVARD BEFORE ANYONE GOT HURT. POLICE SAY JOHN MCNEILL PULLED OVER HIS 2010 CHEVY CORVETTE RIGHT AWAY. THEY ARRESTED HIM FOR STREET RACING AND DRIVING OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR. I THINK CRAZY HOW PEOPLE I FEEL LIKE. >> IF YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU REALLY GOT THINK ABOUT WITH THE CONSEQUENCES. >> CONSEQUENCES LIKE A CRASH. BRADY BAKER SAYS HIS FRIEND WAS KILLED IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. HE WAS ALSO IN A SPORTS CAR. SAME SITUATION IS BECAUSE AD ENDED UP CUT INTO WAYS LANES WHEN AND STUFF LIKE THAT ESTATE. THE ENDED UP 7 PASSED AWAY. >> AND THAT’S REALLY >> STAY SAFE AND NOT DO FLORIDA’S NEW SUPER SPEEDER LAW WENT INTO EFFECT ON JULY. FIRST UNDER THE NEW LAW, A DRIVER CAN BE CHARGED IF THEY’RE CAUGHT GOING OVER 50 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT OR OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR ON ANY ROAD NOW, IF MCNEIL IS FOUND GUILTY, HE COULD SPEND UP TO 30 DAYS IN JAIL OR PAY UP TO $500 IN FINE
Cape Coral police arrest driver for street racing over 100 mph
Updated: 11:21 PM EDT Oct 10, 2025
On Tuesday night, Cape Coral police arrested John McNeill for street racing after he was caught driving his 2010 Chevy Corvette over 100 miles per hour on Veterans Memorial Parkway East in a 50-mile-per-hour zone. Cape Coral police said McNeill was racing another Corvette. They pulled McNeill over near Veterans Memorial Parkway and Country Club Boulevard before any accidents occurred. McNeill was arrested for street racing and driving over 100 miles per hour. Florida’s new super speeder law, which went into effect on July 1, allows drivers to be charged if caught going 50 miles per hour over the speed limit or exceeding 100 miles per hour on any road.If found guilty, McNeill could face up to 30 days in jail and $500 in fines under this new legislation.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
On Tuesday night, Cape Coral police arrested John McNeill for street racing after he was caught driving his 2010 Chevy Corvette over 100 miles per hour on Veterans Memorial Parkway East in a 50-mile-per-hour zone.
Cape Coral police said McNeill was racing another Corvette. They pulled McNeill over near Veterans Memorial Parkway and Country Club Boulevard before any accidents occurred. McNeill was arrested for street racing and driving over 100 miles per hour.
Florida’s new super speeder law, which went into effect on July 1, allows drivers to be charged if caught going 50 miles per hour over the speed limit or exceeding 100 miles per hour on any road.
If found guilty, McNeill could face up to 30 days in jail and $500 in fines under this new legislation.
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