OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A suspected reckless driver in Osceola County reached speeds of 135 mph before sheriff’s deputies were finally able to stop him earlier this month.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office shared video from its STAR Unit helicopter on social media on Friday. The incident happened on July 6.
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The video shows a silver sedan speeding along U.S. 192, weaving in and out of lanes. As the vehicle continued onto Poinciana Boulevard, his speed increased.
At one point, the video shows a law enforcement vehicle trying to stop the car, but deputies say the driver refused to stop.
The sheriff’s office deployed spike strips on Poinciana Boulevard, which disabled the car.
Just before the vehicle hit the spike strips, the pilot in the helicopter unit is heard saying on the video that the car was going at about 135 mph.
The driver stopped at a shopping plaza and tried to run away, but deputies took him into custody. He’s identified as Stone Ivia Mwaki.
Mwaki faces charges of fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, super speeding, driving with a suspended license, possession of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting an officer without violence.