A South Carolina man spent 10 days in the Bradford County Jail after troopers caught him driving 37 mph over the speed limit.
In Florida, motorists driving 30 mph or more over the speed limit may be charged with a misdemeanor. Those exceeding the limit by 50 mph could be charged with a felony. FHP troopers arrested 63-year-old John Thomas Allen Jr. for reckless driving on May 7. At his first appearance the following day, the Williston, South Carolina resident pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and was sentenced to 10 days in jail by County Judge D. Tatum Davis.
In an arrest report, troopers said they clocked the defendant at 97 mph in a 60-mph zone on U.S. 301 near Lawtey.
“We made contact with the driver/suspect, and he stated he was on his way back to Maryland but had no explanation for why he was driving so fast,” wrote Trooper B.J. Archibald in the report.
