A Georgia man is facing misdemeanor charges after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper clocked his black sedan at 117 mph on Interstate 95 in Delray Beach, where the posted limit is 65.
Ryan Austin Hardison, 33, of Douglasville, Georgia, was northbound just south of Atlantic Avenue around 3 a.m. on Nov. 8, according to an arrest report reviewed by BocaNewsNow.com. The trooper, who was running laser speed enforcement from the left shoulder, first estimated the car’s speed at about 112 mph. A lidar reading taken from 758 feet put it at 117.
The trooper pulled the sedan over on the northbound shoulder south of Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach. The report says Hardison asked why he was stopped and became verbally argumentative when told. Backup was called as a precaution. He was arrested at about 3:14 a.m., and his car was towed.
Hardison was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on charges of dangerous excessive speeding, defined as 50 mph or more over the limit, and driving with a suspended license. His court date is Dec. 9 at the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach.
The charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
