A Florida woman caught driving 120 mph on Interstate 95 told a state trooper she was speeding because one of her passengers was late for court.
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Rickie R. Zigler was monitoring northbound traffic in Volusia County on October 29, 2026, when he spotted a black 2025 Toyota RAV4 rental traveling in the left lane. He initially estimated its speed at 130 mph, confirmed 120 mph with radar, and accelerated his patrol car to 131 mph to catch up.
The driver, 22-year-old Medjine Carmelie Francois, pulled onto the left median shoulder after Zigler activated his emergency lights and siren. As he approached, he noticed she was sitting on top of her buckled seat belt rather than wearing it across her body. The trooper directed her out of the SUV, which carried two male passengers, and detained her in his patrol car…