Crime & Safety
‘A Bad Day’ For Speeding Driver In FL Keys: Monroe County Sheriff
A driver on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys was clocked at 71 mph in a 45-mph zone, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.
FLORIDA KEYS — A driver accused of fleeing from a deputy while speeding through the Florida Keys told authorities that “he was having a bad day” when they finally caught up with him on Wednesday, according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Ronald Anthony Bennett, 20, of Tavernier was charged with fleeing and eluding.
He was clocked driving a pick-up truck 71 mph in a 45-mph zone on U.S. 1 near mile marker 90 just after 9 p.m. He sped up after a deputy tried to pull him over, MCSO said.
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Bennett turned onto Woods Avenue and then Gardenia Street, where he stopped.
He admitted to fleeing and told deputies that “he was having a bad day.”
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