LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A driver was arrested in Lake County after deputies said he was clocked going 101 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Saezhaun Jack Ry Houchens was arrested June 1 on a charge of dangerous excessive speeding, according to a Lake County arrest affidavit.
The arrest happened on State Road 19 near County Road 455 in Groveland.
According to the affidavit, a Lake County deputy was conducting stationary traffic enforcement when he heard a vehicle approaching at a very high rate of speed.
The deputy said he saw the vehicle traveling northbound and could hear it rapidly slowing down as it approached his patrol vehicle.
According to the affidavit, the deputy activated his radar and recorded the vehicle going 101 mph in a 55 mph zone.
The deputy said the vehicle had been traveling “much faster” before the radar was activated.
Deputies said the vehicle was a silver Audi.
According to the affidavit, the driver eventually pulled over and told the deputy he was in a hurry to get home because his dog had gotten out.
Houchens was arrested on a charge of dangerous excessive speeding and taken to the Lake County Jail.
The vehicle was towed, according to the affidavit.
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