---
title: "Florida Man Arrested After Alleged Cocaine-Fueled 100 MPH Run in Red Chevy Corvette"
description: "Baby, you're much too fast."
date: "2017-08-08"
modified: "2019-07-02"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/13309/florida-man-arrested-after-alleged-cocaine-fueled-100-mph-run-in-red-chevy-corvette"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "chevrolet corvette"
  - "Corvette"
  - "Coupe"
  - "Drugs"
  - "dui"
  - "Florida Man"
  - "police"
  - "reckless"
  - "speeding"
  - "sports car"
---

# Florida Man Arrested After Alleged Cocaine-Fueled 100 MPH Run in Red Chevy Corvette

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The sun is shining, the weather is warm, and [the summer of Florida Man](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/12688/video-shows-florida-man-shoot-up-att-trucks-parked-outside-his-home>) continues unabated. Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff's Office arrested the driver of a [little red Corvette](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0KpfrJE4zw>) in Ocala, Florida last weekend after he was reportedly seen driving at 100 mph on surface streets, but [at least it was easy this time](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/12735/florida-man-flees-cops-in-boozy-beach-chase-while-broadcasting-on-facebook-live>): The driver promptly told them he didn't have a driver's license, he had just taken Percocet and used cocaine, [marijuana](<https://futurerestored.com/losing-a-loved-one-to-addiction/>), and [heroin](<https://thefixfix.com/california-medicaid-centers/>), and he had fake tags on the car to boot.

[According to the *Villages News*,](<https://www.villages-news.com/driver-speeding-red-corvette-arrested-dui-drug-possession-charges/>) a concerned motorist called police on Sunday evening after seeing 54-year-old David Whitlow speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. Deputies soon spotted the red Corvette and initiated a traffic stop, at which point Whitlow was reportedly slow to react to the emergency lights and struck the curb when he tried to pull over.

Then came the truth vomit. His first words to the officers reportedly were "I don't have one," referring to a driver's license, and he told them he had placed fake license plates on the Corvette because the police had confiscated his real tags after a previous conviction for driving on a suspended license. He then reportedly asked about calling a bail bond service and failed a sobriety test.

Just for good measure, the deputies watched a baggie of marijuana and cocaine fall out of his shorts while they were putting him in the back of the patrol car, and a crack pipe was later found in his pocket at the jail, [according to Ocala.com.](<https://www.ocala.com/news/20170807/man-faces-five-charges-including-drug-possession>) But just look at that mug shot: Florida Man ain't care.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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