ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County sheriff’s deputies arrested an accused super speeder on Monday near the Disney Springs area.
According to an arrest affidavit, deputies say they were conducting a traffic enforcement at South Apopka Vineland Road and Jureane Drive on Monday evening, just north of Winter Garden Vineland Road, when they saw a white Mercedes-Benz speeding toward them.
The deputy says he was able to catch up to the Mercedes-Benz at Hotel Plaza Boulevard and Apopka Vineland Road, just outside the entrance to Disney Springs.
Deputies arrested the driver of the vehicle, 29-year-old Hennish Bahadur of Miami Gardens, on charges of dangerous excessive speeding.
Deputies say the vehicle Bahadur was driving belonged to his fiancée, who was in the passenger seat.
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Florida’s new “Super Speeder” law went into effect on July 1. It targets drivers going at least 50 mph over a speed limit, or driving 100 mph or more in a way that threatens people or property in the area.
Under the law, someone who commits “dangerous excessive speeding” can be punished by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of $500 for a first offense.
A second offense could result in up to 90 days in jail and a fine of $1,000.