World-renowned Olympian jailed under Florida’s new speedster law

ORLANDO, Fla. – A world-renowned Olympic runner was booked in Central Florida on Thursday after she was caught driving over 100 mph, according to jail records obtained by News 6.

Those records show that the athlete — identified as 25-year-old Sha’Carri Richardson, — faces a charge of dangerous, excessive speeding in Orange County.

That specific crime stems from a new law passed in Florida last year, which makes it a criminal offense for drivers to speed at 100 mph or more in a way that threatens people or property…

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