Michael Stanek thought he was running late for his barber.
Little did he know he was about to get the worst cut of his life – one that came with handcuffs.
And a Florida man drove 107 MPH for his barber – but got the worst haircut of his life.
Super Speeder Law Turns Rush to Barber into Criminal Matter
Michael Stanek, 57, was racing down Interstate 95 in his black Chevrolet Corvette when reality came knocking at 107 miles per hour.
The Welaka resident thought he was just going to be fashionably late to his New Smyrna Beach barber appointment on September 23.
But Florida’s new "super speeder" law had other plans for his grooming routine.
Flagler County deputies clocked Stanek weaving through traffic at over 100 MPH – turning what should have been a routine trim into a criminal offense.
"Why you going so fast?" the deputy asked as body camera footage rolled.
"I have a appointment with my barber," Stanek replied, apparently not realizing his grooming emergency was about to become a legal nightmare.
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The deputy wasn’t impressed with Stanek’s hair care priorities.
"You are going a hundred and seven, weaving in and out of traffic," the officer explained. "Now you get to go to jail for the night."
That’s when reality hit Stanek faster than his Corvette hit the speed limit.
"For the night?" he asked, clearly not expecting his barbershop rush to end with an overnight stay courtesy of Flagler County.
Florida’s Super Speeder Law Delivers Swift Justice
Here’s what Stanek didn’t know about Florida’s new law – and it cost him more than just a missed haircut.
The state’s super speeder law makes it a criminal offense to drive 50+ miles over the speed limit or hit 100 MPH.
Stanek managed to do both, turning his grooming appointment into a booking appointment.
The speed limit on that stretch of I-95 is 70 MPH.
Stanek was doing 107 – putting him 37 miles over the limit and well into criminal territory.
"I didn’t know," Stanek told the deputy when informed about the super speeder law.
"Well, you do now," came the response, along with news that his Corvette was getting towed.
According to charging documents, Stanek later admitted "he would have kept it at 99 mph if he had known" about the law.
Because apparently doing 99 in a 70 zone seemed reasonable for a haircut emergency.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has arrested five people under the super speeder law since it took effect July 1.
The highest speed recorded so far was 116 MPH – making Stanek’s barber run look almost conservative by comparison.
Expensive Haircut Comes with Unexpected Styling
Stanek’s rush to avoid being late turned into an expensive lesson in time management.
He was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility at 7:32 PM on September 23.
The good news? He didn’t actually have to spend the entire night behind bars.
Stanek posted a $150 bond and was released at 9:04 PM – roughly an hour and a half after his booking.
But that $150 bond was just the beginning of what this "haircut" was going to cost him.
His Corvette got towed from the scene, adding impound fees to his grooming budget.
And he still missed his barber appointment anyway – making the whole speed-demon routine pointless.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office couldn’t resist having some fun with Stanek’s excuse.
"So go the speed limit… even if you’re late for a haircut," they posted on Facebook, along with body camera footage of the arrest.
Speed Demons Learn Hard Lesson About Priorities
Look, everyone’s been late for appointments before.
But Stanek’s case perfectly illustrates how ridiculous people can get when they lose perspective on what actually matters.
You want to get your hair cut? Great – leave earlier or call the barber to reschedule.
What you don’t do is turn your car into a guided missile on a public highway because you can’t manage your calendar.
Stanek was traveling from Welaka to New Smyrna Beach – more than an hour’s drive even at legal speeds.
The body camera footage shows a timestamp after 6 PM, meaning Stanek was probably already running late when he left home.
Instead of accepting reality and rescheduling, he decided to put dozens of other drivers at risk for his grooming emergency.
The deputy got it exactly right when he told Stanek he was "putting other people’s lives in danger."
For what? A haircut that could have been moved to literally any other day?
This is the kind of selfish thinking that Florida’s super speeder law was designed to stop.
The state decided that people doing 100+ MPH aren’t just speeders – they’re criminals who belong in jail.
And frankly, after seeing Stanek’s reaction to missing a barber appointment, it’s hard to argue with that logic.
The bottom line is simple: no grooming emergency is worth risking lives on the highway.
Stanek learned that lesson the hard way, but hopefully his expensive mistake will keep other speed demons from making the same choice.
After all, the only thing worse than bad hair is explaining to your family why you’re calling from jail because you couldn’t wait for a trim.
¹ Pilar Arias, "Florida man blames haircut appointment after getting clocked going more than 100 mph," Fox News, October 5, 2025.
² Frank Fernandez, "Man going 107 mph on I-95 tells Flagler deputy he was going to get haircut," Daytona Beach News-Journal, September 30, 2025.
³ Jessica Kwong, "Driver claims he was speeding at 107mph because he was late for his haircut," Metro, September 30, 2025.
⁴ Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Facebook post regarding super speeder arrest, September 2025.
⁵ Rob Garguilo, "Man Arrested After Allegedly Driving 107 MPH, Claims Barber Appointment," News Talk Florida, October 2, 2025.
