{"id":257947,"date":"2026-05-04T17:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257947\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:16:08","slug":"port-st-lucie-police-bust-23-year-old-super-speeder-near-popular-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257947\/","title":{"rendered":"Port St. Lucie Police bust 23-year-old &#8216;super speeder&#8217; near popular park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12)  \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Port%20St.%20Lucie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Port St. Lucie<\/a> police had a simple message for one driver this week: not so fast.<\/p>\n<p>Officers with the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Port%20St.%20Lucie%20Police%20Department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Port St. Lucie Police Department <\/a>announced on May 1 that they stopped 23-year-old Trevor Chery after clocking him at a jaw-dropping 90 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone on Northwest Prima Vista Boulevard near Sportsman\u2019s Park. It\u2019s an area where people regularly walk, play, and enjoy time outdoors \u2014 not exactly a place built for racetrack speeds.<\/p>\n<p>Police say Chery was arrested for a super speed violation, issued a citation, and taken to the St. Lucie County Jail. Officers described the stop as straightforward, with no additional incidents.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/woman-baby-shot-hurt-after-shots-fired-into-west-palm-beach-home-palm-beach-county-sheriffs-office-south-florida-crime-news-attempted-first-degree-murder-buccaneer-trail-st-marys-medical-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brother accused of shooting into WPB home, wounding sister and her baby<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the encounter itself was calm, the message behind it was anything but casual. Speeding at more than double the limit dramatically increases the risk of serious crashes, especially near parks and high-traffic community areas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Port St. Lucie police arrested 23\u2011year\u2011old Trevor Chery after clocking him at 90 mph in a 40 mph zone near Sportsman\u2019s Park, a popular community area. (PSLPD)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c0b1298e-0f77-4287-a21f-9d7305d65789-687839957_1272793624969026_474107436080234011_n.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Port St. Lucie police arrested 23\u2011year\u2011old Trevor Chery after clocking him at 90 mph in a 40 mph zone near Sportsman\u2019s Park, a popular community area. (PSLPD)<\/p>\n<p>Police are reminding drivers that the thrill of speed can come with real consequences \u2014 and that slowing down helps protect everyone on the road. Enforcement efforts will continue as officers work to keep Port St. Lucie streets safe for drivers, pedestrians, and families alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Port St. Lucie police had a simple message for one driver this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257948,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-257947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}