{"id":198108,"date":"2026-03-19T18:33:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198108\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:33:07","slug":"florida-man-doing-101-mph-in-a-55-mph-zone-was-trying-to-avoid-an-animal-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198108\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man doing 101 mph in a 55-mph zone was trying to \u2018avoid an animal,\u2019 deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"

GENEVA, Fla. \u2013 An alleged superspeeder claims he had to speed to avoid an animal in the road, the Seminole County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n

Around 1 a.m. Wednesday, deputies saw a dark four-door sedan cross the bridge over the St. Johns River at an \u201cexcessively high rate of speed\u201d near State Road 46 and W. Osceola Road in Geneva, according to an arrest report. <\/p>\n

Gregory Dolcine, 32, was pulled over for driving 101 mph in a 55-mph zone. Dolcine then told the deputy he was \u201cspeeding to avoid an animal in the roadway,\u201d the arrest report states. <\/p>\n

Dolcine was arrested for dangerous, excessive speeding, over 100 miles per hour. <\/p>\n

He received a $500 bond, which he has posted. <\/p>\n

[BELOW: Olympic runner Sha\u2019Carri Richardson pleads not guilty in super speeder case]<\/p>\n

Last year, a new law (HB 351) went into effect, which establishes \u201cdangerous excessive speeding<\/a>\u201d as a criminal offense in Florida.<\/p>\n

It refers to situations where drivers:<\/p>\n

Go at least 50 mph over the speed limit<\/p>\n

Speed at 100 mph or more in a way that threatens the people or property around them<\/p>\n

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