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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla.<\/strong> – <\/span>A Florida father was arrested after deputies said he was speeding more than 100 mph with children in the car on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>

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Lee County traffic stop<\/h2>

What we know:<\/p>

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Video shows Jorge Garcia being pulled over by a deputy with the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office around 6:30 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>

The\u00a0deputy can be heard admonishing the driver for allegedly going 102 mph in a 55 mph zone with a three-year-old child in the backseat.\u00a0<\/p>

According to the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Garcia\u2019s 3-year-old child was in the backseat and was not properly restrained.\u00a0<\/p>

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Jorge Garcia told deputies he was heading home when he was pulled over and that he had been drinking a little bit but refused a breathalyzer. Image is courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>

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When the deputy asked where he was going so fast, the driver replied that he wasn\u2019t going fast and that he was just trying to go home.<\/p>

However, the deputy said he clocked Garcia traveling 102 mph down State Road 82.\u00a0<\/p>

Garcia told deputies he was returning home from a pool party.<\/p>

Driver alcohol testing<\/h2>

What we don’t know:<\/p>

The deputy can be heard in bodycam video asking Garcia if he had been drinking and he said a little bit, but would not elaborate and said he would not submit to a breathalyzer test.<\/p>

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Jorge Garcia is accused of traveling more than 100 mph with an unrestrained child in the vehicle. Image is courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.\u00a0<\/span> <\/p> <\/div><\/div>

Charges filed<\/h2>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

Garcia was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle over 100 mph, refusal to submit to DUI testing, and DUI with a person under 18 in the vehicle.<\/p>

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