Atlanta rapper arrested for driving 150+ mph down Downtown Connector

ATLANTA — An Atlanta rapper was arrested and charged with driving more than 150 mph down an Atlanta interstate.

Lil Yachty, whose legal name is Miles McCollum, was pulled over Sept. 21 on the Downtown Connector near University Avenue.

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McCollum was driving a white Ferrari at the time.

The 23-year-old, who is originally from Mableton, was taken to the Atlanta City Jail and his Ferrari was given to a friend.

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He was charged with reckless driving and speeding in excess of maximum limits.

The arrest comes just months after McCollum crashed a red Ferrari on the Downtown Connector in June.

Witnesses reported that speed and wet roads were a factor in that crash.

The crash was near the same spot where McCollum was pulled over last week.

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