Festival-Bound Bradenton Teen Clocked At 101 MPH On I-4 Jailed After Cutting Off Polk County Deputy

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Bradenton teenager’s speed to beat the weekend rush hour on Interstate 4 landed her in handcuffs instead of the concert crowd she was trying to reach.

Hally Arechiga, 19, was arrested Friday afternoon after allegedly weaving across highway lanes at triple-digit speeds and cutting off a patrol vehicle, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident unfolded around 1:30 p.m. as a deputy monitored highway traffic along I-4. Behind him, a gray Kia SUV came flying up at high speed, shot past the patrol cruiser, and closed fast on another car ahead…

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