A 30-year-old woman was arrested after she crashed a car through security checkpoints outside Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on Friday.

The woman, named by officials as Hannah Roemhild, was driving at around 70mph and failed to stop at two security checkpoints near the main entrance to Mr Trump's private club, prompting officers to fire at her black SUV.

The US president was not at the resort at his private club at the time, although he was scheduled to arrive there later on Friday.

Palm Beach County's sheriff, Ric Bradshaw, said Ms Roemhild initially attracted police's attention for dancing on top of a car.

A car chase ensued through the town of Palm Beach with speeds in excess of 70 mph, with Ms Roemhild driving her SUV on the wrong side of the road at times, the sheriff said.