Fla. Bride ‘Racing to the Altar’ Caught in a Dashing Automobile by Police: Watch

A Florida bride caught the eye of police after “racing to the altar” — actually.

The Port St. Lucie Police Division shared a video exhibiting a current site visitors cease an officer made after a bride and her visitor have been caught going 105 mph — effectively over the velocity restrict — on the Crosstown Expressway.

“The previous saying goes, rain in your marriage ceremony day is nice luck! Properly on this sunny day, the bride’s driver now has a compulsory courtroom date in entrance of a choose after dashing attempting to get the bride to her marriage ceremony which she was already late to!,” police captioned a video exhibiting physique cam footage of the site visitors cease.

“The ceremony was supposed to start out at 2:30 p.m.” within the metropolis of Stuart, police stated, however they famous that the 2 have been stopped in Port St. Lucie — which was greater than 10 miles away and a greater than 25 minute drive — by one of many division’s “unmarked items.”

Within the video, a cop could possibly be seen strolling as much as a automobile and asking, “Whose marriage ceremony is it?” as he observed their marriage ceremony apparel. “It’s mine,” a lady wearing a marriage robe within the passenger’s seat could possibly be heard saying.

The cop then requested what time the marriage was speculated to happen, to which the bride stated, “2:30 [p.m.].” In keeping with the physique cam footage, the site visitors cease occurred at round 2:42 p.m. — greater than 10 minutes after she was due on the altar.

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The cop commented that she was “already late” to the occasion, and the bride replied that they have been “attempting to get there.” 

“Simply give me a minute. I’ll allow you to take her,” the cop informed the marriage visitor within the driver’s seat. “[But] I’m going to offer you a courtroom date. It’s a compulsory courtroom look, alright?” The bride could possibly be heard responding, “Thanks.”

“This cease offers an entire new which means to racing to the altar…not precisely one of the best ways to start out your marriage ceremony,” police stated of their Fb submit, which additionally included a hyperlink to a Florida statute that learn that anybody who “exceeds the velocity restrict in extra of fifty miles per hour” violates site visitors legislation.

In keeping with Florida legislation agency The Denson Agency, driving over 50 mph over the posted velocity restrict on Florida highways — or extreme dashing — can lead to a felony cost.