Alleged drunk driver caught super-speeding on SR 82

A Lehigh Acres man is accused of drunk driving and speeding in Fort Myers, according to troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol.

According to a press release, troopers stopped a 2023 Nissan Altima on State Road 82 near Ford Street that was driving 90 mph in a posted 40 mph zone Saturday evening.

The release says the driver, La Vaughn Andretti Williams, 34, failed field sobriety exercises and told troopers he had consumed four to five shots of whiskey.

Williams was arrested and is facing charges of DUI with a blood alcohol concentration of .237 and dangerous excessive speed, 50 mph over the posted limit. He was booked into the Lee County Jail.

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