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Tampa 'super speeder' jailed after going more than 140 mph on I-4: FHP

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Published  January 21, 2026 1:57pm EST
Plant City
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A Tampa man is facing a charge under Florida's "super speeder" law after a trooper clocked his sedan traveling at over 140 mph, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
    • Troopers say Alfred Escobar-Hernandez, 28, was driving aggressively in westbound traffic on I-4.
    • Escobar-Hernandez was pulled over in Plant City by a trooper and now faces a charge of operating a vehicle exceeding the speed limit by 50+ mph.

PLANT CITY, Fla. - The Florida Highway Patrol says a man was arrested early Wednesday morning after a trooper clocked a sedan traveling at more than 140 mph on Interstate 4 in Plant City.

The backstory:

According to FHP, a sedan was driving aggressively in westbound traffic on I-4, eventually reaching speeds of over 140 mph in a 70-mph zone.

Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol

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Shortly before 3 a.m., a trooper in an unmarked patrol vehicle pulled over the sedan and the driver was identified as Alfred Escobar-Hernandez, 28, FHP said.

Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol

Under Florida’s "super speeder" law, Escobar-Hernandez faces a charge of operating a vehicle exceeding the speed limit by more than 50 mph. 

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Escobar-Hernandez was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail.

The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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