HIGHLANDS, Fla. - The State of Florida passed a law this year giving extra weight to law enforcement officers dealing with speeding drivers.

That law, House Bill 351, became known as the "Super Speeders" law as anyone caught driving more than 50 miles per hour over the speed limit qualifies for criminal charges in addition to a traffic citation.

What we know:

This past weekend, Highlands County Sheriff’s Deputies were running speeding enforcement operations when they caught two separate super speeders.

On Saturday, Deputy Alejandro Gamez caught one driver on U.S. Highway 27 and Hickory Branch Road.

That driver, identified as Saintila Nana Occeus, was traveling at 102 miles per hour in the northbound lane, according to Gamez.

When approached, Gamez found that Occeus had her daughter

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