{"id":2560184,"date":"2026-01-31T22:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gold-medalist-shacarri-richardson-arrested-for-violating-super-speeding-law-23\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T22:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:48:53","slug":"olympic-gold-medalist-shacarri-richardson-arrested-for-violating-super-speeding-law-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gold-medalist-shacarri-richardson-arrested-for-violating-super-speeding-law-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Gold Medalist Sha&#8217;Carri Richardson Arrested for Violating &#8216;Super Speeding&#8217; Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympic-gold-medalist-shacarri-richardson-arrested-for-violating-super-speeding-law-23%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2560184&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Olympic gold medalist Sha&#8217;Carri richardson was arrested in Orange County,Florida,after a deputy\u2019s bodycam captured her being stopped for driving 104 mph in a 65 mph zone and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gold-medalist-shacarri-richardson-arrested-for-violating-super-speeding-law-6\/\" title=\"... ... for Violating &#039;Super Speeding&#039; ...\">committing multiple unsafe maneuvers<\/a>. Teh deputy, Sgt. Gerald McDaniels, cited flashing others, following too closely, using every lane, and passing on the shoulder; Richardson repeatedly begged not to be jailed, offering explanations such as an underinflated tire and a phone slipping. Her boyfriend, sprinter Christian Coleman, was also arrested (reported for drug paraphernalia and resisting without violence), and fellow Team USA sprinter Twanisha Terry received a ticket for stopping on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >limited-access highway<\/a>. Under Florida\u2019s \u201csuper speeder\u201d law (effective July 2025), driving over 100 mph can lead to jail; Richardson and Coleman were jailed briefly and released on $500 bonds.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Olympic sprinter Sha&rsquo;Carri Richardson tried to talk fast after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gold-medalist-shacarri-richardson-arrested-for-violating-super-speeding-law-3\/\" title=\"... ... for Violating &#039;Super Speeding&#039; ...\">caught driving fast<\/a>, but she got nowhere fast except jail.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson was stopped after an Orange County, Florida, sheriff&rsquo;s deputy said she was driving at 104 mph on a Florida highway, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/olympic-track-star-arrested-super-speeding\/VYWX4YTNFRFYZF35MZJXDKJ4ZQ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WFTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The interplay between the Paris 2024 gold medalist and the deputy who stopped her was recorded by the deputy&rsquo;s bodycam.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d wipe that smile off your face,&rdquo; the deputy advised, adding that Richardson was &ldquo;stopped for dangerous, excessive speeding,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/01\/30\/shacarri-richardson-begged-cop-arrest-speeding-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re driving at 104 miles per hour in a 65 miles per hour zone, with subpar equipment, flashing people to get out of your way, following too close, using every lane to pass everybody, cutting me off, passing a car on the inside shoulder with their hazard lights on, you&rsquo;re going to jail for dangerous excessive speeding,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bodycam footage of Olympic sprinter Sha&rsquo;Carri Richardson&rsquo;s arrest on Thursday has been released. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cvKr1Vua7J\">pic.twitter.com\/cvKr1Vua7J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX 4 NEWS (@FOX4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX4\/status\/2017390421945557283?\">January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That litany of offenses triggered a bout of begging from Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I really want to work with you, sir. I am a law-abiding citizen,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Sir, please don&rsquo;t allow me to go to jail. Please. Please, sir.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The words kept flowing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Please, sir. I&rsquo;m begging you. Don&rsquo;t take me to jail. I will do everything. My tire, I cannot go to jail. I promise you, I don&rsquo;t want to go to jail. I&rsquo;m right here. I have a team here. I have a coach, everything. I was not intentionally doing anything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Sgt. Gerald McDaniels did not budge &mdash; not even when she claimed an under-inflated rear tire was to blame, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/30\/sports\/shacarri-richardson-begs-florida-cop-not-to-arrest-her-during-speeding-bust-bodycam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the claim that the car sped up because her phone slipped, changing the car&rsquo;s setting and triggering its sprint.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Richardson said she did not even know her car was speeding, only to be told &ldquo;that&rsquo;s why they give you a speedometer,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/olympian-shacarri-richardson-pleads-officer-work-me-during-speeding-arrest-im-begging-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Olympic sprinter Christian Coleman, Richardson&rsquo;s boyfriend, showed up and was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting an officer without violence, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/30\/sports\/olympian-christian-coleman-arrested-alongside-girlfriend-shacarri-richardson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Team USA sprinter Twanisha Terry was ticketed for stopping on a limited-access highway when she arrived demanding to know what was taking place.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by WFTV, Florida&rsquo;s so-called &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gold-medalist-shacarri-richardson-arrested-for-violating-super-speeding-law-2\/\" title=\"... ... for Violating &#039;Super Speeding&#039; ...\">super speeder&#038;rdquo<\/a>; law, which took effect in July 2025, allows police to jail anyone who drives over 100 mph or 50 mph over the limit.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post noted that Richardson and Coleman were each jailed and then freed on a $500 bond apiece.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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