Authorities in Florida arrested a reckless driver for a string of offenses, including tailgating other motorists and speeding with an infant on board.
According to a report by KESQ, 29-year-old Charles Wheeler II from Port Charlotte is facing charges after speeding down I-75 on Sunday. The Florida Highway Patrol reportedly caught Wheeler driving at 115 MPH near the Harborview exit. The outlet also explains that Troopers say he was tailgating other drivers and weaving in and out of traffic.
Wheeler reportedly almost crashed at high speed while avoiding a mattress in the middle of the road. Shockingly, he was doing this with a 10-month-old baby in the back seat and was allegedly using Snapchat on his phone at the time. The outlet reveals that the 10-month-old is his girlfriend’s child. Officers pulled Wheeler over and booked him for reckless driving and child neglect.
The Florida Man Allegedly Recorded His Speed On Snapchat
Per KESQ, authorities escorted Wheeler to Charlotte County Jail, but his phone “started blaring vulgar music” in the patrol car. When a Trooper tried to switch the sound off, they found a recorded Snapchat video. It allegedly displayed Wheeler’s speedometer reading 110 MPH with the caption, “Good Vibes Only.” According to a report by People, Troopers booked Wheeler into jail with a $3,500 bond, which covered both charges combined. $2,500 for child neglect and $1,000 for reckless driving.
Authorities reportedly released him the following day. The outlet explains that Wheeler’s court date is not public information, and it’s unclear if he has legal representation.
In another recent road incident, a truck carrying 10,000 whiskey bottles toppled over on Interstate 90 on Friday morning. The Washington State Department of Transportation believes that speed was a factor in the crash. The vehicle came to a stop across multiple lanes, which caused a 13-mile backup. Fortunately, the driver was unharmed, and miraculously, so was the cargo. A trooper, Rick Johnson, took an image inside the trailer showing the drinks remained intact. They were inside cardboard boxes secured to wooden panels. Johnson said, “Hoping it survives when the trailer is rolled back over!”