Bodycam footage shows a Florida deputy being arrested for allegedly street racing to impress his girlfriend riding on the back of his motorcycle on August 30. A St. Cloud police officer allegedly spotted Brian Espinal, an Orange County Sheriff’s deputy, engaging in a high-speed street race with another motorcyclist. Authorities said Espinal, who claimed he wasn’t racing, appeared to be speeding nearly 90 mph in a 45 mph zone. Espinal told officers he was trying to impress his girlfriend before they took him into custody and charged him with reckless driving and racing on the highway. The Law&Crime Network’s Sierra Gillespie breaks it down.
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So this poor guy made an honest mistake, was respectful and cooperative and gets the book thrown at him. The other guy basically flees from the police, they made no attempts to pursue him or find him so he basically gets away scot free, am i the only one who sees the @ss-backwardness of this whole thing?
Woof the supervisor is cute.
Sucks the nice guy never wins smh 🤦🏼♂️
Poor police work could of wrote ticket
bro i see CARS speed over 100 on the highway and i see cops ARRESTING THEIR OWN FOR SPEEDING💀
These cops just wanted to score a highlight arrest for the night should’ve gave him a ticket and shook him up but not arrest the guy
Will he lose his job as an officer
That rainbow is nice tho
Good luck proving intent and speed. How about this, the other guy was driving like a nut and I was simply trying to accelerate away from him.
easy win for lawyer no speed
That 7.3 sounded nasty 😎
Fk the cops …. Even if you try n be honest n kind you still get fkd
These guys aren’t experts. Cut the crap. Issue tickets and get going. You aren’t that man’s mommy or daddy. We all make mistakes and even get caught once or twice in life. He/she who talks most tries to throw book at someone else has the most to hide and really isn’t a good person 😈
When you say " trying to impress her" ….did you mean to say "I'll be putting someone else's daughter in danger" ? That's more believable bone head !!!
Moral of the story: Women will always be your downfall
This is why I always take off on cops on a bike
That rainbow in the background looked amazing
Nothing more impressing than endangering lives
He should have just drove off. Smh… you live and learn.
They really waisted hella tax payer money for a guy just speeding his bike for a few seconds instead of focusing on more serious crimes. WOW St. Cloud PD needs to be looked into.
I think he should sue the department for violating his 4th amendment. That officer removed the key from his bike without a warrant, that's no different than a cop reaching in your vehicle and removing the key. They think because it's a bike that this isn't a violation but I would love to see this challenged in court and set a new precedent for the people's rights.
To everyone saying he shouldn't have gotten more than a ticket. He's a police officer. He should be held to a higher standard to respect and follow the rules. This is likely the reason he was arrested.
This is why you do not stop …you try to do the right thing and pull over and hope everything gonna work out but cops will always f*** to the most that they could now the poor guy could possibly lose his job for a little pull
This channel has the most redundant narration on YT
Female passenger = precious cargo. Impress her by driving as if you care about her health and safety.
This is why I absolutely HATE the police. They are complete hypocrites that will arrest you for the same things they do.
I mean, why does it always seem like Florida just stays crazy
Ahhh come on just a couple of bikes having fun. Hope you beat the racing charge in court and just get tickets for the speed
Should I take that the court he has no proof other than him admitting that he was doing over the speed limit there's no video evidence showing that he was weaving in and out of traffic are doing illegal Lane changing
he will be out.. pointness video
these Flori…dugh videos just dont stop. what is it with Flori…dugh?
This is a simple ticket & appear before a judge. His attitude was great and honestly seems like a simple mistake. Jesus Christ it’s not that serious
No way the charges will stick.
I think its ridiculous that they are arresting him. If you've been to FL, you know how their drivers are.
Should have ran
I'd be willing to bet that as soon as they put the cuffs on, he immediately regretted his decision to stop.
Already saw this, still think it's bs.
On a 1000cc bike like the s1k he was riding just pulling the throttle from 40mph for 2 secs will get you to 90 he likely wasn’t racing for more than a few seconds he also pulled over and was respectful i honestly think he got off worse because he was a deputy and the other cops likely know this was gonna go viral and didn’t want it to look like they were letting him off for being a deputy so they threw the book at him
That racing charge won't stick.