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Police bodycam video shows Sha’Carri Richardson pleading with cop not to arrest her

  • Writer: Darren Cumberbatch
    Darren Cumberbatch
  • Feb 2
  • 1 min read

Olympic sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested on Thursday for speeding over 100 mph and crossing lanes in traffic on SR 429 near Stoneybrook Parkway just outside Orlando, Florida.


The Olympic gold medalist was pulled over for driving 104 mph, according to jail records. She was booked into the Orange County Jail at 7:39 p.m. local time on Thursday, the BBC reported.


She was released on a $500 bond on Thursday and has a Feb. 26 court date.


The Orange County Sheriff’s Department tells PEOPLE that Richardson was “dangerously tailgating and traveling across lanes of traffic to pass other motorists.”

In police bodycam video, Sha’Carri pleads with the highway patrol officer, begging him not to arrest her.

Under a new “Super Speeder” statute in Florida – drivers can be fined up to $1,000, and mandated to appear in court.



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