Woman pulls over police officer for allegedly speeding

MIAM, FL - A driver flipped the switch on a Miami-Dade Police officer when she pulled him over near Downtown Miami and then accused him of speeding. The encounter triggered an investigation in the situation, according to WSVN.

According to Claudia Castillo, the concerned citizen who stopped the officer, she was running an errand for work on Friday around 1:30 p.m.

Then, she says, all of a sudden a squad car raced by her.

"He passed me with so much speed, so much force, my car shook," she said to WSVN. "It scared the daylights out of me. I mean, he woke me up."

Castillo says that her cell phone was hooked up near her rearview mirror, and she began to record the officer as he sped down the expressway without his emergency lights on.

"I just thought, 'Holy Jesus, how fast is this man going?" said Castillo to WSVN.

Castillo says that she then increased her speed for a few moments to determine how fast the officer was going.

Eventually, the officer pulled over because he thought Castillo had an emergency, but once he reached her car, she began to ask him questions.

"The reason I pulled you over today, and I'm asking you to come over and have a conversation, is because I saw you since Miller Drive when you were first jumping onto the Palmetto, and you were pushing 90 miles an hour," Castillo can be heard saying in the video.

"Really? OK," replied the officer.

Later, Castillo posted video footage on YouTube of the police cruiser in motion as well as the conversation she had with the officer.

"I pushed 80 [mph] to try and catch up to you, and I was still eating your dust," she can be heard saying to the officer. "You were leaving me behind, and I was going 80 miles an hour, and I just wanted to know, what's the emergency?"

The officer then denies that he was driving over the speed limit.

"I don't know how fast I was going, but I can tell you this: I'm on my way to work right now. I don't believe I was speeding, but, like I said, you're entitled to your opinion," he said.

According to Castillo, she did not post the video to cast a shadow over the officer or law enforcement.

"They're not bad guys, but they are held to certain principles," she said.

Eventually, the officer assured Castillo that he would drive at a slower pace.

"Well, I apologize, and I'll be sure to slow down, ma'am," he said.

Castillo then said, "I just think that we should all set an example."

"I agree," replied the officer.

The clips quickly went viral, racking up more than 500,000 views. She said that she wouldn't retract what she did, and would do it again to hold accountability.

"I think it was the right thing to do. If it were to happen again I would do it again."

Police Director Juan Perez with the Miami-Dade Police Department responded to the videos on Sunday with a statement, "The Miami Dade Police Department will have his immediate command staff investigate the matter, once the officer and citizen are identified. The appropriate course of action will be taken at that point."

According to investigators, Castillo will not be reprimanded for pulling the officer over or speeding in turn to catch up with him.