{"id":341349,"date":"2026-07-15T20:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/341349\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T20:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:50:10","slug":"driver-hits-100-mph-forces-cars-off-road-in-indiantown-martin-county-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/341349\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver hits 100+ mph, forces cars off road in Indiantown, Martin County deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"

INDIANTOWN, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Palm Beach County <\/a>man was arrested after the Martin County Sheriff’s Office<\/a> said he drove more than 100 mph and tried to outrun deputies in Indiantown.<\/p>\n

According to the sheriff’s office, 33-year-old Markell Tillman was spotted driving aggressively on State Road 710<\/a>, one of Martin County’s most dangerous roads. Deputies said Tillman was traveling at speeds above 100 mph and forcing other vehicles off the roadway.<\/p>\n

When deputies tried to pull him over, investigators said Tillman fled, weaving through traffic before turning onto Southwest Martin Highway toward Palm City.<\/p>\n

Deputies later spotted him again traveling eastbound on Martin Highway near Allapattah Road. The sheriff’s office said deputies used stop sticks near Interstate 95, disabling Tillman’s vehicle.<\/p>\n

Investigators said Tillman then got out of the vehicle and tried to run, but deputies caught him a short distance away and took him into custody.<\/p>\n

Tillman was booked into the Martin County Jail<\/a> on several charges, including fleeing and eluding, aggravated fleeing with injury or damage, driving more than 50 mph over the speed limit, driving with a suspended or revoked license, obstruction without violence and operating a vehicle at more than 100 mph. The sheriff’s office said he was also wanted on an out-of-county warrant.<\/p>\n

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A Palm Beach County man was arrested after Martin County deputies said he drove more than 100 mph, fled a traffic stop and ran from his disabled vehicle. (MCSO)<\/p>\n

See also: Alligator Alcatraz infrastructure removed following closure of Everglades facility<\/a><\/p>\n

Under Florida\u2019s \u201cdangerous excessive speeding\u201d or “Super Speeder<\/a>” law, drivers can face criminal penalties for going 50 mph or more over the speed limit, or for driving 100 mph or more in a way that threatens people or property or interferes with traffic. A first conviction is punishable by up to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine, or both. A second or later conviction carries up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both, and a repeat conviction within five years can lead to a license revocation of 180 days to one year.<\/p>\n

No details were immediately released about the out-of-county warrant or whether anyone was injured during the chase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"INDIANTOWN, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Palm Beach County man was arrested after the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":341350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-341349","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\/341349","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=341349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}