A traffic stop that began with a car allegedly flying more than double the speed limit ended with two arrests, a dropped DUI charge, a felony battery case, and a scene that spiraled far beyond the original reason officers pulled the vehicle over.
According to the bodycam footage channel Midwest Safety, the incident happened on September 14, 2025, after officers caught a vehicle going 109 mph in a 50 mph zone.
The channel’s host said the vehicle then turned into oncoming traffic and nearly crashed head-on into another car before finally stopping.
When deputies walked up, they expected to deal with the driver’s speed and possible impairment. What they did not expect, according to the report, was that the passenger would become the bigger problem.
A Dangerous Speed And A Near Head-On Crash
As officers approached the stopped vehicle, one deputy immediately made clear how serious the driving had been.
“Come on out,” the deputy told the driver. “That was beyond stupid, man.”
The driver, later identified by Midwest Safety as Alejandro, apologized several times.
“You do realize you almost collided with another car,” the deputy said.
“Sorry,” Alejandro replied.
Deputy Welvis with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office later explained the stop more formally, telling Alejandro he had been clocked at 109 mph in a posted 50 mph zone.
“Then you go the wrong way and almost collide with another vehicle,” Welvis said.
Alejandro again apologized, saying he had only been trying to enjoy his day with his girlfriend. But the deputy soon had another concern, asking whether Alejandro had consumed alcohol.
“A little bit,” Alejandro said.
That answer shifted the stop from a reckless-speed investigation into something more serious. The driver’s speed was already alarming, but adding possible impairment to a near head-on crash gave deputies a reason to slow everything down and investigate further.
The Passenger Pushes Back Over Her ID
The passenger, later identified by Midwest Safety as Kela, began arguing when deputies asked for her identification.
“I wasn’t driving,” she said.
One deputy told her she was still involved because she was inside the vehicle during the stop.
“You were participating,” the deputy said. “ID, please.”
Kela repeatedly questioned why officers needed her ID, while the deputy tried to explain that passengers in a stopped vehicle can be asked to identify themselves during an investigation.
“Stop. Calm down,” the deputy told her. “I’m going to explain it to you.”
Instead of calming the stop, the exchange made everything more tense. Kela insisted she did not want to get in trouble for something she said she had not participated in, while the deputy warned that if she continued refusing, she could be removed from the car and placed in handcuffs.
Another deputy later explained that, depending on how the officer handled the case, her presence in the vehicle could matter under a racing statute as participation or watching.
“I don’t think he’s doing that, but he could,” the deputy said. “So you just need to stop and let us do our job.”
That part of the footage shows how quickly a passenger can turn a traffic stop into a broader confrontation. Even if Kela believed she had done nothing wrong, arguing over every instruction only gave deputies more to manage.
The Driver Faces A DUI Investigation
As deputies continued speaking with Alejandro, they noticed a possible language issue.
Alejandro said he understood a lot of English, but officers decided it would be better to bring someone who could translate Spanish so he clearly understood the field sobriety investigation.
“Would it be better if somebody speaks Spanish so you understand what I’m saying?” Deputy Welvis asked.
Alejandro agreed, and officers waited for help.
During the wait, he repeatedly told deputies the situation was his fault and asked them not to blame Kela or cause problems with the car.
“It’s all my fault,” he said. “I just don’t want to be in problem with it.”
Kela also told officers the car was important to her because it was connected to her late father. She said the vehicle was still under her father’s name and that it was the last thing he had given her before he passed away.
That personal detail added an emotional layer to the stop, but it did not make the scene easier. Kela became increasingly upset, telling deputies she had to work and did not have time for any of it.
One deputy told her directly that she would not be driving the car away.
“I can guarantee you 100% that you will not drive it,” the deputy said.
A Vape Break Fails To Calm Things Down
At one point, Kela’s emotions rose so high that deputies tried to calm her down in an unusual way.
She asked for her nicotine vape, which had fallen under the car. One deputy asked if having it would help her settle down.
“Probably,” Kela said.
An officer retrieved it for her, and the deputy told her, “You got your vape. We’re just going to sit here and chill for a minute.”
It was a small moment, but it said a lot about how the officers were trying to keep the scene from exploding. They were not only investigating Alejandro. They were also trying to manage Kela’s panic, frustration, and fear over the car.
This is where the stop becomes almost hard to watch. The original problem was the driver’s alleged speed and possible impairment, but the passenger’s worry about the vehicle kept pulling attention away from the investigation. The more she demanded answers, the less control she seemed to have over herself.
Once the Spanish translation was arranged, Deputy Welvis explained the field sobriety exercises to Alejandro. The driver agreed to perform them.
The footage showed Alejandro attempting the eye test, the walk-and-turn, and the one-leg stand before the deputy made his decision.
“You’re now being placed under arrest for driving while under the influence,” the deputy told him.
The Car Becomes The Flashpoint
After Alejandro was arrested, Kela’s focus snapped back to the car.
“Are you guys going to take my car?” she asked.
Deputies told her to relax and find her phone so she could call someone for a ride. But Kela grew more frantic, repeatedly telling officers they could not take the vehicle.
“Please don’t take my car,” she pleaded. “You can’t take my car.”
She tried calling her mother and mistakenly said she was in Naples. A deputy corrected her, telling her she was not in Naples but near Fort Myers Beach, around Bass Road and Summerlin Road.
The officers told her she could either get someone to pick her up or use an Uber. If she did not, one deputy warned, she could end up going to jail too.
That warning did not stop the meltdown.
Kela kept demanding time to text someone and get a code, while officers tried to move her away from the road and get her under control. Then the situation turned physical.
A Bite Turns The Stop Into A Felony Case
As deputies tried to arrest Kela, she resisted and ended up on the ground.
“Roll over on your stomach now,” an officer ordered.
During the struggle, an officer said she bit him.
“You cannot bite me,” the deputy said.
Kela denied biting anyone, but the officer said she had drawn blood.
“You drew freaking blood from where you bit me,” he told her.
Midwest Safety’s host later said Kela was charged with felony battery on a law enforcement officer and disorderly intoxication. She took a plea deal, pleaded guilty to both charges, and received adjudication withheld, meaning the judge accepted her plea but did not formally convict her.
She was sentenced to 36 months of probation and released back into the public, according to the host.
Alejandro was originally charged with DUI and unlawful speeds. However, the host said the DUI charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement, and Alejandro pleaded no contest to unlawful speeds. He was ordered to pay $276 and was released.
The host added his own perspective on the bite, saying he had never been bitten during his own career but knew what would follow.
He said a human bite brings medical evaluations, disease exposure concerns, testing, workers’ compensation paperwork, supervisor notifications, and enough paperwork to make a sergeant miserable.
A Stop That Kept Getting Worse
By the end, the traffic stop had turned into almost everything officers try to avoid: a dangerous speed case, a wrong-way maneuver, a possible DUI investigation, a passenger refusing to calm down, a car dispute, a roadside struggle, and a blood-drawing bite.
The most striking part is how avoidable much of it seemed.
The driver’s speed created the stop, but the passenger’s panic created a second crisis. Her fear over the car may have been real, especially given what she said about her late father, but the roadside was not the place where that problem could be solved by yelling, resisting, or biting.
Midwest Safety’s report shows how a traffic stop can fall apart when people treat every instruction like a fight.
A ticket or even an arrest is serious enough on its own. But once someone turns the roadside into a physical confrontation, the case can become far worse than where it started.
Ed spent his childhood in the backwoods of Maine, where harsh winters taught him the value of survival skills. With a background in bushcraft and off-grid living, Ed has honed his expertise in fire-making, hunting, and wild foraging. He writes from personal experience, sharing practical tips and hands-on techniques to thrive in any outdoor environment. Whether it’s primitive camping or full-scale survival, Ed’s advice is grounded in real-life challenges.
