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Driver Races 100 MPH Over Gandy Bridge: FL Highway Patrol - St. Pete, FL - A driver faces charges in both Pinellas and Hillsborough counties after speeding 100 mph over Gandy Boulevard Bridge Saturday, FHP said.

A 46-year-old Clearwater man was arrested after racing another driver on the Gandy Bridge on Saturday night, according to officials.

The Courtney Campbell Causeway heading to Tampa is back open to traffic following a crash, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

Both drivers, 20-year-old Daniel Cabrera and 19-year-old Timothy Devine, were arrested and booked for racing on a highway.

Thankfully, there is some good news from around Florida and Tampa Bay in this week’s roundup.

This past weekend, officers, deputies, and troopers from both sides of Tampa Bay tried to change the dangerous situation along Gandy Boulevard with a speeding crackdown.

Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority unveiled two new slip ramps aimed at improving traffic flow.

In recent weeks, there have been several arrests of drivers caught racing or driving at excessive speeds on Gandy Bridge. A weekend crackdown had 230 citations.

Several agencies in the Tampa Bay area joined forces to crack down on speeding along Gandy Boulevard over the weekend.

A man was arrested in Tampa, Fla. after he was caught speeding on a motorcycle and didn't stop during an attempted traffic stop, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.