ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) — The 19-year-old Haynes native was driving 105 mph on the Orlando Expressway Monday morning, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to an arrest report, it was just past 9am when Joneric Fuentes interweaved traffic on State Route 417 in an unmarked police car.
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The aide said Fuentes was driving so fast that it was “hard to catch up.” The speed limit for the posted road is 70 mph.
“As I traced behind the vehicle, the vehicle made several lane changes, cut off the vehicle and kept the distance less than a second,” the aide wrote in the report.
According to authorities, Fuentes has maintained speeds above 100 mph, and his fastest speed was read at 105 mph.
The adjutant began a traffic stop just south of Rhode Island Woods Circle, and Fuentes complied with it by pulling to the side of the road.
Fuentes told officials he was speeding up to get his friends who were late for work on time, Fuentes said, according to the report. He also said that he “driving was not careless.”
Lawmakers said Fuentes had made previous quotes over the past year due to speeding and being a racial audience.
Fuentes was arrested and charged under Florida’s new Super Speedter Act. The law targets drivers who drive at speeds of 50 mph or more than 100 mph.
For first-time crimes, drivers can land in prison with a fine of up to $500 for up to 30 days. Fines increase to up to 90 days in prison, with fines up to $1,000 for drivers with repeated crimes.
