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Sheriff arrests driver after speeding past patrol car at 125 mph on I-95

Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Sheriff arrests driver after speeding past patrol car at 125 mph on I-95 — WFTV Orlando Local, Oviedo Community news
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Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly arrested a driver Friday after officials said he sped past the sheriff’s unmarked patrol vehicle at 125 mph on Interstate 95.Staly was driving south on I-95 with his wife shortly before 5 p.m. when a Dodge Challenger passed them near the State Road 100 exit.The sheriff followed the Challenger for nearly six miles and paced it traveling between 115 and 125 mph, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.Officials said the driver weaved across all three lanes and followed within several feet of slower vehicles before eventually stopping south of Old Dixie Highway in Volusia County.Staly arrested 22-year-old Palm Coast resident Arul Nayak without incident. Three passengers were inside the Challenger.Nayak reportedly told Staly that he had a final pilot’s exam Saturday and hoped to leave jail in time to take it.“This wannabe pilot was flying fast and low, but he wasn’t in an airplane and this wasn’t his final exam,” Staly said.Nayak was arrested on c

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