It is hard to figure what is most improbable about this Florida speeding ticket story. Is it the fact that this Bradenton man was driving 100 MPH in a car held together by vise grips or the fact he was doing so at 2:30 in the morning with three kids in the car? The 19-year-old man is facing more than just traffic charges following the incident on State Road 64.
Brad Rouzier was driving a 1994 Honda at over 100 MPH early Saturday morning when he was pulled over by Manatee County Sheriffs. The man claimed he was driving so fast because he was unable to downshift. He went on to tell deputies his car was falling apart. He wasn’t lying about that according to police reports. The Honda was being held together at certain spots by vise grips. Both front wheels were missing lug nuts and one of his rims on the rear of the car was completely cracked. Deputies smelled burning brakes, tires and oil when the vehicle was finally pulled over.

The scariest part of the story was the fact that Ruzier had three minors in the car. Manatee Sheriffs report that none of the children were wearing seatbelts. So on top of getting a speeding ticket in Bradenton, the man was arrested on charges of child endangerment. He was taken to Manatee County Jail and released after posting $870 bond.
There was no information on the Bradenton Herald website of what the posted speed was on that road but if Ruzier was speeding 50 MPH over the limit he could be facing a civil penalty of $1000. There will also be a mandatory court date involved either way on the moving violation since he was for sure driving more than 30 miles faster than the posted speed limit.