A Florida Highway Patrol trooper clocked a Toyota Camry SE blazing down I-75 at 117 mph near mile marker 67 in Collier County on Sunday afternoon — with a 2-year-old child buckled into a car seat in the back. The driver now faces a charge of dangerous and excessive speeding, according to the arrest report.
Radar Confirms Triple-Digit Speed Near Mile Marker 67
The trooper spotted the Camry at around 2:26 p.m. on Nov. 1, traveling well beyond the posted limit, and confirmed the reading with radar before pulling the car over, according to Gulf Coast News and Weather. The driver was identified in the report as 26-year-old George Junior Cruz Pedroso.
Per the same report, the 2-year-old was seated in a car seat in the back of the vehicle at the time of the stop. Pedroso was arrested and faces the speeding charge stemming from the incident.
ICE Says It Was Already Tracking His Case
The report also attributes information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Miami Sector, which told troopers that Pedroso was in the process of removal proceedings and that the agency was already aware of his location.
Florida law addresses extreme speeding separately from ordinary traffic tickets. Under Florida Statutes § 316.1926, a driver who exceeds the posted limit by 50 mph or more is cited for a moving violation punishable under Chapter 318 of the state code. A related provision, Florida Statutes § 318.18, sets a general $60 penalty for moving violations that don't require a mandatory court appearance, though the statute includes exceptions and it isn't clear which penalty structure applies to Pedroso's specific charge.
Not the First Super-Speeder on This Stretch of I-75
This isn't the only extreme-speed case to come out of Collier County's stretch of I-75 recently. In a separate incident, deputies arrested two men after clocking a vehicle at 110 mph, the station's report notes. That stop happened around 10:52 p.m. near mile marker 109, when a deputy said an orange Porsche was weaving in and out of traffic at high speed before being clocked at 110 mph.
The Porsche's driver, identified as Job Rojasma, was arrested on charges that included operating a motor vehicle at 100-plus mph, driving with a suspended or revoked license, possession of marijuana under 20 grams, and a probation violation, according to the same outlet's reporting. No court outcome has been reported in either case, and the arrest reports reflect allegations rather than findings of guilt.
