She’s gone from the fastest woman on the track to apparently trying to be the fastest woman on the highway.
Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson, 25, was arrested Thursday in Orlando, Florida, by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office for dangerous excessive speeding.
Deputies pulled her over on State Route 429 near Stoneybrook Parkway after clocking her vehicle at 104 mph in a posted lower-speed zone. She was also accused of dangerously tailgating other drivers and aggressively crossing lanes to pass vehicles.
Florida law classifies driving 100 mph or more as “dangerous excessive speeding,” a serious traffic offense that can carry significant penalties. A first conviction can lead to up to 30 days in jail. The arrest was due to the state’s new Super Speeder law, which went into effect in July 2025.
The new law allows law enforcement to arrest people for exceeding 100 miles per hour or driving 50 miles per hour above the posted speed limit.
Richardson was booked into the Orange County jail on a $500 bond and was released after posting it.
Sha’Carri Lanay Richardson was arrested in Florida for speeding (100 mph or more), according to arrest records. 📸 pic.twitter.com/2wrw0y55T0
— Rain Drops Media (@Raindropsmedia1) January 29, 2026
From Olympic Gold Medalist to ‘Super Speeder’ Arrest: Sha’Carri Richardson Clocked at 104 MPH in Florida Under New Law
Sha’Carri Richardson just can’t seem to stay out of trouble these days.
This past August, she was arrested at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on a fourth-degree domestic violence assault charge. According to police reports and security footage reviewed at the scene, Richardson allegedly got into an argument with her boyfriend (fellow U.S. sprinter Christian Coleman) at a TSA checkpoint.
She reportedly pushed him multiple times, causing him to fall into a column, and threw headphones at him as he tried to walk away.
Olympic gold medalist sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson arrested after allegedly shoving and assaulting her boyfriend at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 8, 2025
Richardson was seen bullying American sprinter Christian Coleman, who repeatedly tried walking away.
Every time Coleman… pic.twitter.com/xFcpPWkFTh
Richardson was detained for about nine hours over that incident before posting bail and boarding a flight. Coleman ultimately declined to press charges or be listed as a victim, and Richardson later issued a public apology.
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Not sure why she’s smiling in her mugshot, but it seems clear Richardson has some rage issues.
She was removed from an American Airlines flight three years ago after getting into a verbal altercation with several flight attendants and passengers. Those on the plane cheered as she was escorted off the plane.
#shacarririchardson gets kicked off a flight when the flight attendant told her to get off a phone call and put her phone on airplane mode. She started recording a video, refused to stop, yelled at the attendant, abused passengers and the whole flight applauded as she left. pic.twitter.com/Og3OGRcXPw
— PullUpMEDIA (@PillarsPullup) January 22, 2023
She complained on social media about the incident and made it a race and gender issue by claiming she was harassed by a “caucasian male” who was allegedly “intimidating women.”
Richardson made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games, where she earned a silver medal in the women’s 100m after a strong second-place finish behind Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia. She then delivered one of the most electrifying moments of the Games by anchoring the U.S. women’s 4x100m relay team to gold with a stunning come-from-behind leg that sealed her first Olympic gold medal.
Sha’Carri Richardson COMES FROM BEHIND and Team USA wins Olympic Gold in the 4x100m Relay in 41.78.
— Grete Griffin (@Gretegiii) August 9, 2024
Olympic 200m Champion Gabby Thomas ran a PERFECT curve to set it up
🥈 Great Britain
🥉 Germany- their first Olympic Medal in the 4x100m Relay since 1988pic.twitter.com/Qdx0JpQxaz
Richardson earned the title of the fastest woman in the world by winning the women’s 100-meter gold at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, clocking a personal best and championships record time of 10.65 seconds.