Florida man drove 112 mph on shoulder to impress girlfriend, troopers say

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A person who was arrested Tuesday evening after being clocked driving greater than 100 mph on Interstate 95 in Brevard County mentioned he was displaying off for his girlfriend, based on the Florida Freeway Patrol.

Round 7:36 p.m., troopers mentioned 19-year-old Angelo Donnelly was noticed making an attempt to overhaul a car within the left lane of northbound I-95 at mile marker 186 in Melbourne, kicking up particles from the shoulder and practically colliding with the car he was passing.

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A trooper conducting velocity enforcement within the median used a laser to find out that Donnelly was driving at 112 mph, quickly accelerating as much as 125 mph to meet up with him additional down the interstate, based on an arrest report.

After Donnelly was positioned beneath arrest and put within the trooper’s again seat, he mentioned he was displaying off for his girlfriend, who was allegedly following him in a separate car, the report acknowledged.

Donnelly was booked on the Brevard County jail, the place he has since bonded out, and faces a misdemeanor cost of reckless driving.