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Florida Driver Arrested at 107 MPH in Palm Harbor Says She Was Racing to Little Caesars

She faces a criminal count under Florida’s new extreme speeding law enacted this summer.

Overview

  • A Pinellas County deputy used radar to clock the Kia at 107 mph on U.S. Highway 19, where the posted limit is 55 mph.
  • The driver was identified as 21-year-old Yazmin Erazo of Holiday, who was traveling northbound just before midnight on Thursday.
  • According to the arrest affidavit, Erazo told deputies she was speeding to reach a Little Caesars before it closed.
  • She was arrested on a charge of dangerous and excessive speeding under HB 351, which makes extreme speeding a criminal offense with potential jail time and fines for a first offense.
  • Booking records show she was taken to the Pinellas County Jail and later released on bond, with no court date reported in the coverage.