Two drivers arrested after Mustangs clocked racing at 120 mph on I-4

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Two drivers were arrested early Monday after Florida Highway Patrol troopers said they were racing Ford Mustangs on Interstate 4 in eastern Hillsborough County.Troopers said the red Mustangs were traveling west near mile marker 17 at speeds of at least 120 mph in a 70-mph zone shortly before 12:45 a.m. Oct. 19.A trooper wrote that the cars were traveling together at a high speed and appeared to be racing.Juan Diego Eslava Gutierrez was charged with racing on a highway and possessing an illegal drug, according to FHP records. A second driver was charged with racing on a highway.Troopers said they smelled what they described as synthetic marijuana inside Eslava Gutierrez’s vehicle. The records said he told troopers the substance was his. A deputy tested it, and the test showed it was synthetic marijuana, according to the records.Both drivers were taken to the Hillsborough County Jail, according to FHP. The vehicles were towed and will be held for 30 day