{"id":126772,"date":"2026-01-21T19:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/126772\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:26:12","slug":"tampa-super-speeder-jailed-after-going-more-than-140-mph-on-i-4-fhp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/126772\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa ‘super speeder’ jailed after going more than 140 mph on I-4: FHP"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brief A Tampa man is facing a charge under Florida’s “super speeder” law after a trooper clocked his sedan traveling at over 140 mph, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers say Alfred Escobar-Hernandez, 28, was driving aggressively in westbound traffic on I-4.Escobar-Hernandez was pulled over in Plant City by a trooper and now faces a charge of operating a vehicle exceeding the speed limit by 50+ mph. <\/p>\n

PLANT CITY, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol says a man was arrested early Wednesday morning after a trooper clocked a sedan traveling at more than 140 mph on Interstate 4 in Plant City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

According to FHP, a sedan was driving aggressively in westbound traffic on I-4, eventually reaching speeds of over 140 mph in a 70-mph zone.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol <\/p>\n

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Shortly before 3 a.m., a trooper in an unmarked patrol vehicle pulled over the sedan and the driver was identified as Alfred Escobar-Hernandez, 28, FHP said.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol <\/p>\n

Under Florida\u2019s “super speeder” law, Escobar-Hernandez faces a charge of operating a vehicle exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 mph.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Escobar-Hernandez was booked into the Hillsborough County<\/a> Jail.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Florida Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n

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