Florida sheriffs still know how to do their jobs.
Last Thursday night, Lake County deputies clocked two vehicles doing 110 and 125 mph in a 45 mph zone – and neither driver made it home without handcuffs.
One of them was 85 years old, and what he told the deputy on body camera is something you need to hear.
What Happened on U.S. 27
A Lake County Sheriff's deputy was patrolling U.S. Highway 27 near County Road 33 just before midnight on June 12 when two vehicles blew past at extraordinary speed.
Radar caught a red Corvette doing 125 mph.
The gray Nissan sports car next to it was doing 110 – both in a 45 mph zone.
The deputy activated his lights.
Both vehicles pulled over.
The Corvette belonged to Phillip Signorino, 57, of Titusville.
The Nissan belonged to William Bosworth, 85, of Leesburg.
When the deputy confronted Bosworth about the speed and the apparent race, Bosworth had an explanation ready.
"No, that guy, he swerved at me," Bosworth said on body camera footage.
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Then he added that he was just "out having a little ride in my favorite car."
Deputies placed him in handcuffs and charged him with street racing and dangerous excessive speeding.
Signorino's defense was equally creative – he denied reaching high speeds at all, claiming his Corvette was simply incapable of going that fast.
Deputies had the radar reading in hand.
Both men denied knowing each other.
Both had posted bond by the time reporting began.
This Is Why Florida Toughened Its Street Racing Laws
Good police work and weak laws are a bad combination.
Florida figured that out the hard way and overhauled its street racing statutes in July 2024 under Senate Bill 1764 – specifically because the old penalties were not stopping anyone.
Under the updated law, a first offense is a first-degree misdemeanor with fines between $500 and $2,000 and a mandatory one-year license revocation.
A second offense within a year becomes a third-degree felony.
The state can seize the vehicle outright under the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.
Law enforcement moved immediately when that law took effect.
In the very first operation under the updated statute, agencies targeting the Gandy Bridge and Courtney Campbell Causeway near Tampa made 32 arrests in a single night.
That is what happens when you give law enforcement the tools and the backing to actually do the job.
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The people who think street racing is a victimless thrill ride never seem to talk about the numbers.
According to NHTSA crash data, more than half of people killed in street racing accidents are not the drivers – they are passengers in other cars, pedestrians, and bystanders who never touched a gas pedal.
People who were just trying to get home.
The Real Story Here Is the Deputies Who Did Their Jobs
There is a version of this story the national media will tell – the charming 85-year-old Florida Man, the funny alibi, the viral body cam clip.
They will not spend much time on the Lake County Sheriff's deputies who were out patrolling a highway at midnight, spotted the danger before it became a tragedy, and put two dangerous drivers in handcuffs before anyone got killed.
That is the story.
Bosworth has every right to enjoy his favorite car.
He does not have the right to run it 65 mph over the speed limit past other people's families in the middle of the night.
They deserve a thank you, not a punchline.
Sources:
- Camille Sarabia, "Elderly Florida man allegedly street racing, caught driving 110 mph in 45 mph zone: Deputies," Fox 35 Orlando, June 17, 2026.
- Brandon Hogan, "85-year-old among 2 accused of street racing in Lake County," WKMG ClickOrlando, June 17, 2026.
- "Florida's Street Racing Law One Year Later: What Drivers Should Know Before Summer 2025," Florida Criminal Lawyer, July 25, 2025.
- "Operation Keep Our Streets: 32 arrested in Florida street racing crack down," ClickOrlando, July 2, 2024.
