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01/30 08:03 CST Olympic gold medalist Sha'Carri Richardson charged with
speeding in Florida
Olympic gold medalist Sha'Carri Richardson charged with speeding in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) --- Olympic gold medalist Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested
and charged with speeding in Florida on Thursday, according to law enforcement.
Richardson was arrested for allegedly going 104 mph (167 kph) on a parkway just
outside of Orlando. A spokesperson for the Orange County sheriff's department
said she was "dangerously tailgating and traveling across lanes of travel to
pass other motorists."
The 25-year-old sprinter is one of the fastest women of all time, winning a
silver medal in the 100 meters in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, and gold in
the 4x100 relay that same year. Richardson's Olympic medals came after she was
disqualified from the 2020 Olympics when she tested positive for chemicals
found in marijuana.
Last year, Richardson issued a public apology to her boyfriend, Christian
Coleman, after she was arrested on a fourth-degree domestic violence offense
for allegedly assaulting Coleman at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in
July.
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