{"id":289907,"date":"2026-05-30T08:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289907\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T08:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:30:19","slug":"watch-florida-super-speeder-arrested-with-5-year-old-son-in-back-seat-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/289907\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Florida super speeder arrested with 5-year-old son in back seat, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"

DELTONA, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A man was arrested in Deltona on Thursday for driving 105 miles per hour through heavy traffic with his 5-year-old child as a passenger without a car seat, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

The Volusia Sheriff\u2019s Office said Daniel Alphonse reached speeds up to 105 mph while driving on Howard Boulevard.<\/p>\n

Body camera video shows the moment deputies spotted his 5-year-old son sitting in the back seat.<\/p>\n

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Deputies handcuffed Alphonse and called the mother of the 5-year-old, according to video.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was doing 105 miles an hour in a 45 mile an hour speed limit zone through heavy traffic with your son in the back seat of the car,\u201d the deputy said to the mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d she responded in apparent shock.<\/p>\n

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Deputies talked to the 5-year-old before giving him a fidget spinner as he waited to be picked up by a family member.<\/p>\n

Alphonse was arrested on child neglect, reckless driving and super speeder violation charges, VSO said.<\/p>\n

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