American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson arrested for speeding in Florida
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Sha'Carri Richardson, who won a gold medal and a silver a the Paris Olympics, was charged with dangerous excessive speeding.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FLORIDA – US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson was arrested on Jan 29 in Orange County, Florida and charged with dangerous excessive speeding, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
The Paris Olympic gold medallist was pulled over by a traffic enforcement officer while traveling at 104 mph (167 kph) and “dangerously tailgating and travelling across lanes of travel to pass other motorists”, according to the department.
She was charged with dangerous excessive speeding.
USA Track & Field did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Richardson, 25, won silver in the 100m at the Paris Olympics in 2024 and was on the gold medal-winning 4x100 relay team.
She was also arrested for domestic violence in Seattle last July for allegedly pushing her boyfriend, fellow sprinter Christian Coleman, at an airport security checkpoint.
Richardson later apologised to Coleman and said she planned to seek help.
In 2021, she tested positive for cannabis, leading to a World Anti-Doping Agency suspension that saw her miss the Tokyo Summer Games that year. REUTERS
