85-year-old Florida man accused of hitting triple digits in street race

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An 85-year-old man and another driver were arrested last week after deputies say they were racing at more than 100 mph on a roadway in Lake County.

According to arrest affidavits, a Lake County Sheriff's Office deputy was traveling south on U.S. 27 near County Road 33 in Leesburg around 11:30 p.m. on June 12 when he spotted a red Corvette and a gray sports car speeding side by side.
Using radar, the deputy determined the Corvette was traveling 125 mph, and the gray car was traveling 110 mph in a posted 45-mph zone.

Deputies conducted separate traffic stops on the two vehicles near State Road 48.

The driver of the gray sports car, identified as 85-year-old William Bosworth of Leesburg, told deputies he was out driving his favorite car and denied trying to race anyone. According to the affidavit, Bosworth claimed the Corvette driver had swerved toward him, prompting his reaction.

"I was out having a ride in my favorite car," Bosworth told deputies when asked why he was speeding.

Bosworth was charged with street racing and dangerous excessive speeding.

The Corvette driver, 57-year-old Phillip Signorino of Titusville, was arrested on the same charges.

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1 +1 HeavenlyHost 2 weeks ago

He probably made it to such an old age because of the Cardio he gets from the Adrenaline ????

2 +1 oroboros 3 weeks ago

This confirms a theory, that an idiot remains an idiot all his life.

8 +1 Dr.Dip 3 weeks ago

Once you have the need for speed it never goes away,, 73 and still want to bang gears ,, Seize the dayz old timer.

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2 +1 deadmanj82 3 weeks ago

@Dr.Dip I cut a Toyota Mr2 GT in half on a fencepost once doing close to that speed. My first and only accident.

0 +1 JobyFluorine 3 weeks ago

@Dr.Dip I miss not having a standard shift car. They don't hardly sell them anymore Stateside.

6 +1 JobyFluorine 3 weeks ago

100mph? That's regular ass rush hour traffic in Phoenix. These people drive like they don't want to live. Even the slow lane is doing 75 mphs because the cops won't stop you unless you're in the HOV lane with no other passengers.

3 +1 Comfortably_numb 3 weeks ago

@JobyFluorine the 401 between Windsor and London is the same, it has earned the nickname "carnage ally."

3 +1 Dr.Dip 3 weeks ago

@JobyFluorine Speed limits are suggestions in Michigan, 75 will get you run over.

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0 +1 Speeds.86 3 weeks ago

@JobyFluorine
Wouldn't believe you, but was there a couple months ago and have only once driven faster for longer. Didn't realize we're going 115-120 until my daughter pointed it out. We were north of Phoenix at least an hour and weren't blowing by traffic like we would've at home. I told her we must have a broken M5 or something. Haha

0 +1 JobyFluorine 2 weeks ago

@Speeds.86 Haha! I remember driving into Phoenix back in '21 with my wife, and thinking "I've made a big mistake". We were coming up Interstate 17 from I10, and it was fucking pandemonium. We were in a U-Haul rental and I'm literally driving as fast as I fucking can, with the gas pedal firmly planted in the floor, and eveone is shoot past us like we were a lawn ornament.

It took quite a while to get used to it.