Reports: Yasiel Puig’s reckless driving charge dropped in Florida.

According to multiple reports Tuesday, the Florida state attorney’s office has dropped a reckless driving charge filed against Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig.

According to the News-Press of Fort Myers, Florida, “to prove reckless driving, the state must prove the defendant drove with a willful or wanton disregard for people or property, according to the memorandum. Speeding alone is not grounds for a reckless driving charge.”

Puig was arrested and released on bail after being clocked driving 110 mph on a 70-mph highway in December.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.