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🌱 South Tampa property dispute figure now tied to 125 mph bridge arrest
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- South Tampa property dispute figure now tied to 125 mph bridge arrest
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📰 News we're reading
• Tampa 'super speeder' caught going 125 mph on Howard Frankland Bridge: FHP (wfla.com) — A Tampa man was arrested Saturday night after troopers say he drove 125 mph in a 65 mph zone on the Howard Frankland Bridge's express lanes. Records show he is the same person previously arrested in a dispute over his South Tampa guest house, tying this high-speed case back to a neighborhood property issue locals may remember.
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