{"id":350318,"date":"2026-07-23T20:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350318\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:32:14","slug":"super-speeder-lamborghini-caught-going-137-mph-in-orange-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350318\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Super Speeder\u2019 Lamborghini caught going 137 mph in Orange County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A Lamborghini was pulled over in a \u201cSuper Speeder stop\u201d on Wednesday morning for going over 100 mph on the highway, according to the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">In a release, deputies said the sports car was going 137 mph when the OCSO\u2019s Motors Unit encountered it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Video released by the OCSO shows the Lamborghini weaving in and out of traffic as law enforcement gave chase on State Road 408.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Deputies eventually caught the vehicle and pulled the driver over, taking him into custody, the video shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cYou\u2019re being placed under arrest for dangerous excessive speed,\u201d a deputy can be heard saying. \u201cYou\u2019re going to be transported to the Orange County Jail, and I\u2019m towing your car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">137 mph in a Lamborghini.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what our Motors Unit encountered during a Super Speeder stop this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Our efforts to curb super speeding continue every day. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ZyX2ybiiY\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/4ZyX2ybiiY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OrangeCoSheriff\/status\/2080065352537608363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 22, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">That charge stems from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/florida\/2025\/06\/29\/this-new-florida-law-is-coming-for-highway-speedsters-heres-what-itll-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/florida\/2025\/06\/29\/this-new-florida-law-is-coming-for-highway-speedsters-heres-what-itll-do\/\">a law that took effect last year<\/a>, aimed at cracking down on highway speedsters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">WHAT IS THE \u201cSUPER SPEEDER\u201d LAW?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The law (HB 351) establishes a new criminal offense under state statutes: \u201cdangerous excessive speeding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">More specifically, the offense refers to situations where drivers:<\/p>\n<p>Go at least 50 mph over the speed limit<\/p>\n<p>Speed at 100 mph or more in a way that threatens the people or property around them<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">While reckless driving was already a crime in the state of Florida, courts had held that simply speeding too much didn\u2019t necessarily count.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">In addition, speeding itself is generally considered a noncriminal traffic infraction, punished primarily with fines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">As a result, HB 351 finally makes it so that excessive speeding is an arrestable offense. This is in addition to any applicable fines for speeding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Under this law, someone who commits \u201cdangerous excessive speeding\u201d can be punished as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Upon a first conviction<\/p>\n<p>Up to 30 days in jail;<\/p>\n<p>A fine of $500; or<\/p>\n<p>Both<\/p>\n<p>Upon subsequent convictions<\/p>\n<p>Up to 90 days in jail;<\/p>\n<p>A fine of $1,000;<\/p>\n<p>Both<\/p>\n<p>Upon subsequent convictions within five years<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 bTVksG\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A Lamborghini was pulled over in a \u201cSuper Speeder stop\u201d on Wednesday morning for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350319,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[265,1335,139,141,140,729],"class_list":["post-350318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-crime","tag-orange-county","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-traffic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350318","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=350318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}