INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Good thing the song wasn’t called “doscientos,” or 200 in Spanish.
A 21-year-old man was arrested Feb. 20 after Indian River County sheriff’s officials reported he drove as fast as 127 mph on Interstate 95, an affidavit states.
Asked why he was exceeding 120 mph, the man said, “I was listening to a song named ciento veinte, which means 120, so I was driving 120,” the affidavit states.
If the song was called “doscientos” the deputy might not have been able to catch up.
The case began about 7:25 p.m. as the deputy drove south on I-95 just north of the Fellsmere/Sebastian exit. The investigator saw a sedan approaching, “dangerously maneuvering in between traffic.”