Florida driving: Unusual incidents on the road

A series of unusual driving incidents in Florida shows some eccentric and dangerous behavior.

These stories include a man driving his truck onto a closed beach and into the waves, quipping that 'trucks don't surf,' and a 19-year-old performing risky stunts around gas pumps. Another tale recounts a driver attempting to hide in a Walmart parking lot before leading police on a high-speed chase, while an incident at an intersection involved a man wielding a broken golf club in a fit of road rage.

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.

A man in Florida drove around a sign marking a closed beach and then drove into the waves, a video shows.

NO. 1: MAN DRIVES ONTO CLOSED FLORIDA BEACH — AND INTO WAVES, VIDEO SHOWS. ‘TRUCK DON’T SURF’

“These Dodge commercials are getting ridiculous,” one user commented on Facebook. | Published February 7, 2024 | Read Full Story by Irene Wright

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested two women March 7, 2022, after seeing them throw something over a fence at the Orange Correctional Center in Hillsborough.

NO. 2: DRIVER TRIES TO HIDE CAR IN WALMART PARKING LOT BEFORE 130-MPH CHASE, NC COPS SAY

The driver’s license was revoked at the time, officials said. | Published February 13, 2024 | Read Full Story by Simone Jasper

This is the weapon that was recovered after deputies stopped the 13-year-old driver, officials say.

NO. 3: 13-YEAR-OLD DRIVER PULLED OVER AT 2 AM WAS CARRYING LOADED PISTOL, FLORIDA COPS SAY

The boy was turned over to his guardians, officials said. | Published February 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by Mark Price

Cape Coral police say the head broke off the club when the driver used it to break out a car window.

NO. 4: DRIVER WIELDING GOLF CLUB LIKE SWORD GOES ON RAMPAGE AT INTERSECTION, FLORIDA COPS SAY

Charges include assault with a deadly weapon, police say. | Published June 11, 2024 | Read Full Story by Mark Price

A Polk County sheriff’s deputy resigned after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at the start of his shift, the department says.

NO. 5: DEPUTY SHOWED UP DRUNK FOR HIS SHIFT AND WAS PROMPTLY ARRESTED, FLORIDA SHERIFF SAYS

He resigned and was charged with DUI while on the job, officials say. | Published June 25, 2024 | Read Full Story by Mark Price

Officer Joshua Barber was patrolling Route 28 in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, when the crash happened Thursday, July 18, the Yarmouth Police Department reported in a Facebook post.

NO. 6: WATCH SUV HIT UTILITY POLE AND BEGIN SPINNING UPSIDE DOWN ON DARK MASSACHUSETTS ROAD

It happened at 2 a.m. on Cape Cod. | Published July 18, 2024 | Read Full Story by Mark Price

The illegal stunts driving was done around 11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Daybreak Gas Station in Cape Coral, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

NO. 7: 19-YEAR-OLD BMW DRIVER DID DOUGHNUTS AROUND GAS PUMPS AS CROWD WATCHED, FLORIDA COPS SAY

His BMW was impounded, officials say. | Published September 13, 2024 | Read Full Story by Mark Price

A man, 64, was riding a scooter when he was hit by a public transit bus, police in Florida say.

NO. 8: 64-YEAR-OLD RIDING SCOOTER IS HIT AND KILLED BY BUS ON HIS BIRTHDAY, FLORIDA POLICE SAY

Authorities said the bus driver, 53, didn’t stop for pedestrians. | Published October 16, 2024 | Read Full Story by Tanasia Kenney

This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.