---
title: "Viral Video Shows Florida Highway Patrol Officer Racing Lamborghini"
description: "The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a state trooper was filmed racing—and losing to—a Lamborghini Aventador on a public highway in their standard-issue Dodge Charger Pursuit, according to NBC 2 News."
date: "2018-02-28"
modified: "2018-03-01"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/18862/viral-video-shows-florida-highway-patrol-officer-racing-lamborghini"
categories:
  - "Lamborghini News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Dodge Charger"
  - "Florida Man"
  - "Highway Patrol"
  - "Lamborghini"
  - "Police Car"
  - "Pursuit"
  - "racing"
  - "Supercar"
---

# Viral Video Shows Florida Highway Patrol Officer Racing Lamborghini

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The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating after a state trooper was filmed racing—and losing to—a Lamborghini Aventador on a public highway in their standard-issue Dodge Charger Pursuit, [according to *NBC 2 News.*](<https://www.nbc-2.com/story/37606577/viral-video-shows-florida-highway-patrol-trooper-racing-lamborghini>)

The clip first popped up on Instagram over the weekend and has since been viewed tens of thousands of times. Recorded from a third car, it shows the Lamborghini and the Charger lining up side by side on the highway for a [rolling start](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/15221/watch-this-ls-swapped-chevrolet-1500-pickup-wave-goodbye-to-a-dodge-challenger>) in the middle of the day. The two blast off after a few seconds, accelerating well past the speed limit before the officer cedes and officially gives the win to the Lambo, not to mention a free pass on a speeding ticket.

https://youtube.com/embed/_f2Dg2t5dwk

[Badge or no badge,](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/16747/suspect-outruns-police-cars-with-chevy-corvette-during-high-speed-pursuit>) it's hard for Florida Man (or anyone) to stay immune to the charms of a rear-wheel-drive, V8-powered sedan. In many ways, this video is the snowbird version of the one we highlighted last month showing a New York police officer ripping some donuts in an icy parking lot.

But unfortunately for both officers, the result is the same: An official inquiry. The account that originally uploaded the video on Instagram wrote that it was actually recorded three years ago, but the FHP still announced it had opened an "immediate" investigation into its origins.

"The trooper in question will be held accountable upon any finding of misconduct," Lt. Thomas Pikul [told *NBC 2.*](<https://www.nbc-2.com/story/37606577/viral-video-shows-florida-highway-patrol-trooper-racing-lamborghini>)

For what it's worth, the officer and their [Dodge Charger](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/13247/check-out-this-insane-dodge-charger-hellcat-emergency-vehicle>) did a pretty good job keeping up with the Aventador for the first few seconds. That probably won't make it into the final report, though.

## 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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