BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A Boca Raton traffic case filed this week in Palm Beach County stems from an alleged 98 mph run along West Yamato Road, where Boca Raton Police said a driver was weaving through heavy traffic at more than double the posted speed limit.
Court records show the case was filed under number 50-2026-CT-003530-AXXX-SB after a March 17 traffic stop by the Boca Raton Police Department. The charges listed on the docket are reckless driving, dangerous excessive speeding, and a first violation for speeding more than 50 mph over the limit. The case is set for arraignment April 21 at 8:30 a.m. at the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach.
The defendant is identified in the case file as Pedro Henrique Dama Oliveira of Boca Raton.
According to the probable cause affidavit, a Boca Raton police officer was conducting eastbound stationary laser speed enforcement near 2300 West Yamato Road at about 8:57 a.m. when he saw a white Infiniti in the middle eastbound lane “cutting in and out of heavy traffic” and failing to use its turn signal. The affidavit states the officer used a Dragon Eye laser device and recorded the vehicle at 98 mph at 479.6 feet in a posted 45 mph zone.
Police wrote that the Infiniti then changed rapidly from the middle lane to the inside eastbound lane. The officer activated emergency lights and sirens and stopped the vehicle in front of Patch Reef Park at 2000 West Yamato Road, according to the affidavit.
The arrest paperwork lists the vehicle as a white Infiniti G37 with Florida tag L0SZL. The listed charges carry separate bond amounts of $250 for dangerous excessive speeding and $250 for reckless driving.
The affidavit says Dama Oliveira told the officer he thought he was going 85 mph in the 45 mph zone because of an issue with his speedometer and because he was late to work.
Police said the driving behavior supported a reckless driving charge under Florida Statute 316.192(1)(a), which generally covers driving with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property. The case also includes a charge under Florida Statute 316.1922(1)(a), known as the "Super Speeder law, for dangerous excessive speeding and a speeding citation tied to exceeding the posted limit by more than 50 mph.
That combination matters because this was not written up as a standard speeding ticket alone. Boca Raton Police booked the case into Palm Beach County records, and the docket shows an arrest record, probable cause affidavit, first-appearance setting, bond notation, and a later notice of arraignment. The first appearance was canceled after the defendant bonded out, according to the court docket.
For local drivers, the case is a reminder that serious speed allegations in Boca Raton can move beyond a civil citation and into criminal traffic court, especially when police allege lane weaving, failure to signal, and speeds far above the posted limit on major east-west corridors like Yamato Road.
What happens next is straightforward. The case remains pending in county court, where the defendant is scheduled to appear for arraignment on April 21. At that stage, the court typically addresses the formal charges and the next procedural step in the case.
Residents watching the case should know that the allegations in the affidavit are the basis for the charges, not a conviction. The docket now reflects the filed charges and the next court date, which will determine how the case proceeds from there.
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