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June 13, 2026 · Leesburg, Florida

85-Year-Old Florida Man Hits 110 MPH Trying to Escape a Racing Corvette

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Pretty wild

An 85-year-old Florida man is charged with racing after deputies clock him at 110 miles per hour on U.S. 27 alongside a Corvette.

Lake County sheriff's deputies stopped William Bosworth, then 85, on U.S. 27 near Leesburg on June 13, 2026, after clocking his Nissan 350Z at 110 mph in a 55 mph zone alongside a Corvette driven by Philip Signorino, 57, who was allegedly going 125 mph. Bosworth insisted he wasn't racing and was only speeding up to get away after the Corvette swerved into his lane, but he was charged with racing and violating Florida's 'super speeder' dangerous excessive speeding law. He was sentenced to a year of probation, a $500 fine, a driver improvement course, and a one-year license suspension, and later said the viral attention over the arrest left him 'devastated,' adding, 'I'm not a street racer.'

Score breakdown

Absurdity18/25
Humor20/25
Florida Factor14/20
Unexpectedness13/15
Headline Quality9/10
Source Quality5/5

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