PORT ST. LUCIE — A man accused of speeding along St. James Drive at more than 100 mph with an unrestrained 2-year-old child in the back seat is facing charges, according to a recently released arrest affidavit.

A St. Lucie County Sheriff’s investigator Monday afternoon spotted a green Honda Civic driving south on St. James Drive at an estimated speed of more than 70 mph.

The affidavit gave this account:

The deputy turned on his lights and siren, and the two-door Honda accelerated to speeds greater than 100 mph — more than double the speed limit — before driving around stopped vehicles at Airoso Boulevard.

The Honda, driven by 23-year-old Richard Hessic, turned into an address in the 600 block of Northwest Airoso Boulevard and stopped.

Hessic said he sped up because he saw the deputy in a curve on St. James Drive. The two-year-old child in the back seat had no child restraint.

“I asked him why he ran,” the affidavit states. “He gave me no answer.”

Hessic, of the 2200 block of Southwest Haycraft Circle, faces child neglect and fleeing and eluding charges.

By Will Greenlee

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