More than 100 drivers in Central Florida have been detained for excessive speeding in the first three months after Florida’s “Super Speeder” law went into effect. The law went into effect on June 1, 2025.
FOX 35 Orlando contacted different law enforcement agencies in Central Florida to determine how many arrests had been made under the new statute. According to the data presented, Orange County has made the most arrests.
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What is the Super Speeder law?
House Bill 351, known as Florida’s Super Speeder Law, was passed as part of the state’s greater attempt to combat excessive speeding and, ideally, reduce fatal crashes on Florida’s roads. It effectively prohibited “dangerous excessive speeding.”
The highest speed restriction on Florida’s freeways is 70 mph. Drivers who exceed 100 mph or travel more than 50 miles over the posted speed limit may be arrested, have their vehicle towed, and must appear in court. Penalties include:
- First conviction: Up to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine, or both.
- Second or subsequent conviction: Up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both.
- Repeat offenses within five years: Driving privileges revoked for at least 180 days, up to one year.
How many people have been detained under the “Super Speeder” law?
- Brevard County: 9
- Flagler County: 5
- Orange County: 68
- Osceola County: 4
- Seminole County: 22
- Volusia County: 10
- Osceola County: 4
Sheriff John Mina
Orange County Sheriff John Mina stated that the new ordinance is simply about safety and saving lives.
“When you’re going over 100 miles an hour, when you go 50 miles an hour with a posted speed limit, when your crash, people are going to die. You’re not going to survive that crash, and the people you hit are not going survive,” he said.
He hopes it reduces reckless driving.
“I think you will see, year over year, you’re going to see those speeds decline. My hope is that we will see those traffic fatalities related to high speeds decline as well.”
Plenty of excuses
Several law enforcement agencies have posted bodycam footage of some of the individuals accused of risky driving on social media, and many drivers have given those police numerous explanations for their purported speed.
- July 2 – Interstate 4 in Orange County | 104 mph, at least 50 mph over the posted limit
- July 14 – State Road 528 in Orange County | 116 mph in a 65 mph zone
- July 16 – Interstate 4 in Seminole County | 113 mph in a 60 mph zone
- July 20 – State Road 417 in Orlando | 113 mph, 40 mph over the road’s posted speed limit
- July 20 – Interstate 4 in Seminole County | 155 mph in a 60 mph zone
- July 24 – West of U.S. 27 in Polk County | 105 mph in a 70 mph zone
- July 30 – County Road 3 in DeLeon Spring | 105 mph in a 45 mph zone
- Aug. 7 – Interstate 95 in Volusia County | More than 120 mph in a 70 mph
- Aug. 29 – Alafaya Trail near Colonial Drive | 103 mph in a 45 mph zone
