Floridians faced sweeping changes on July 1 as new legislation making "dangerous excessive speeding" a criminal offense in the state went into effect.

A new Florida law targeting so-called "super speeders" is now in effect, imposing tougher penalties on drivers caught going 50 miles per hour or more over the speed limit or driving recklessly at 100 mph or faster.

A driver clocked at 104 mph on Monday became the first person arrested under Florida’s new “Super Speeder” law, which allows troopers to jail motorists traveling more than 100 mph or at least 50 mph over the posted limit.