Sha’Carri Richardson arrested for allegedly driving over 100 mph in Florida

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U.S. Olympic sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson was arrested on a rushing cost after allegedly driving greater than 100 mph in Florida on Thursday.

Authorities stated Richardson was seen driving 104 mph and dangerously passing different motorists on the freeway.

It's the newest controversy in a rising collection of off-track points for the American gold medalist.

In August, Richardson was arrested for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend, fellow American sprinter Christian Coleman, on the Seattle Tacoma Airport.

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Sha'Carri Richardson rests after the semifinals of the ladies’s 200 meters throughout day 4 of the USATF Out of doors & Para Nationwide Championships at Hayward Subject in Eugene on Aug. 3, 2025. (IMAGN)

Safety footage of the incident confirmed Richardson approaching her boyfriend, Christian Coleman, from out of the body and seems to seize his backpack from behind. Richardson appeared to grill Coleman and nudged him earlier than shoving him right into a wall, nudging him extra afterward.

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Sha'carri Richardson of Crew United States crosses the end line to win the gold medals within the girls's 4x100m relay closing on day fourteen of the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Hannah Peters/Getty Photos)

The 2 appeared to change phrases whereas strolling towards safety, with Richardson nonetheless nudging him and showing to succeed in for his face. Coleman declined to be a victim within the case, a police report stated.

In January 2023, Richardson was booted off a aircraft after a dispute with a flight attendant who she stated spoke to her in a disrespectful method.

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Sha'carri Richardson of Crew United States have fun after ending second within the Girls's 100m Last on day eight of the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France. (Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu by way of Getty Photos)

Again in 2021, Richardson was banned from competing on the Tokyo Olympics after she tested positive for THC , a chemical discovered within the drug marijuana. She accepted a one-month suspension by america Anti-Doping Company, making her ineligible for the 100 meters. She was additionally not chosen for the 4x100 relay group.

The sprinter made her Olympic debut in Paris in 2024, profitable gold within the girls's 4x100m relay and silver within the 100m.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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