Fully Armed Florida Man Takes Lee County Sheriffs on High Speed Chase

Author Budman

January 12th, 2023 10:14 PM

Fully Armed Florida Man Takes Lee County Sheriffs on High-Speed Chase.

Well folks, it looks like we’ve got ourselves a classic case of “I’m too old for this sh*t, but I’m gonna do it anyway.” A 72-year-old man, who we’ll just call “Grandpa Speedster,” led Florida’s finest on a wild goose chase while armed with an AR-style rifle. This little adventure started when the police in Cape Coral got a call that a chase over the Midpoint Bridge was headed their way.

Turns out, “Grandpa Speedster” was a person of interest in an incident in Cape Coral, and apparently, he thought it would be a good idea to arm himself with an assault rifle before going on the run. As he ran red lights and swerved in and out of traffic, we can only imagine the thoughts going through the heads of the deputies chasing him, something along the lines of “What the hell is this guy thinking?”

Florida High Speed Chase:

But the real kicker came when the chase moved onto I-75 and the deputies saw “Grandpa Speedster” grab something from the floorboard of his car. That’s when they decided to do a PIT maneuver to stop his car and arrest him. 20 miles later, they found an AR-style rifle and a metal magazine in the car.

According to NBC2, “Grandpa Speedster” now faces two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon and fleeing and eluding law enforcement. Let this be a lesson to all of us, just because you’re old, doesn’t mean you can’t still make bad decisions. Have you seen the chase? It’s pretty wild. Thank god our LCSO was here to save the day! Bravo guys!

Florida Has The 7th Best Roads in the U.S.

• Which states have the worst roads?

  The states with the worst roads based on the roughness of the pavement and highway maintenance and safety budgets.

• 1. Hawaii

  Hawaii received a D-plus on the most recent Infrastructure Report Card from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

  

  HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, HI – MAY 17: A sign is posted warning of earthquake damage to the road from seismic activity at the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island on May 17, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. The U.S. Geological Survey said the volcano erupted explosively in the early morning hours today launching a plume about 30,000 feet into the sky. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

• 2. Rhode Island

  A whopping 75% of Rhode Island’s major roads (and 17% of its bridges) are in poor or mediocre condition.

  

  PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND-APRIL 09: A car drives along a road in need of repair on April 09, 2021 in Providence, Rhode Island. Rhode Island consistently ranks as one of the worst states in America for the condition of its infrastructure with an estimated 24% of its roads in poor condition and 23% of its bridges standing structurally deficient. Looking to reshape the U.S. economy, President Joe Biden has recently unveiled a $2 trillion jobs, infrastructure and green energy plan called the American Jobs Plan. If passed, the proposal would create tens of thousands of jobs in construction, clean energy and technology. Many economists, engineers and politicians believe that infrastructure in the United Sates is lagging behind China and other competitive nations. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

• 3. Louisiana

  Louisiana has 61,300 miles of public roads, and 46% of its major roadways are in poor or mediocre condition.

• 4. California

  Just over half (52%) of California’s major roads are in poor or mediocre condition. Fifty-six percent of California’s bridges are at least 50 years old, which means many of them will likely need to be repaired or replaced in the near future. 

• 5. Wisconsin

  A driver from Green Bay said about the city’s roads, “Present roads are constantly patched and the patches last a week at best [and] the damage keeps on growing.

• 6. Mississippi

  One driver from Greenville had no reservations when describing the state’s roads: “The roads are just horrible, like huge potholes, uneven narrow roads, horrible blind spots, no visible markings or signs — they are horrible.”

• 7. Arkansas

  Arkansas has the highest percentage of rural roads in poor condition. 

• 8. Colorado

  One resident said about all the roads within 100 miles of Brighton: “The potholes are huge [and] damage your car before they will fix them. Even parking lots in the shopping centers are horrible. We pay tax on everything here — why aren’t they in better condition?”

• 9. South Carolina

  Recent increases in population and tourism as strains on the current traffic system.

• 10. Iowa

  Iowa ranked No. 1 in 2022 for rural bridges in “poor/structurally deficient” condition. A quarter of its major roads are also in poor or mediocre condition.

• States with the best roads

  The states with the best roads frequently perform maintenance on their streets and have significant infrastructure budgets, as well as residents with good things to say about the roads they drive on each day. There’s the key phrase “infrastructure budgets.” 

• 1. New Hampshire

  Only about 3% of rural roads and 8% of urban roads in New Hampshire are considered poor.

• 2. Minnesota

  According to recent data from the Tax Policy Center, Minnesota spends $952 per capita on its highways (the U.S. average is $616) per year.

• 3. Vermont

  Vermont’s per-capita highway expenditure is $1,082 annually, nearly doubling New England’s average highway funding per capita ($584).

• 4. Alabama

  The recently implemented Rebuild Alabama and the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation Improvement programs are at work solving new traffic congestion problems in the state, and they’ve already tackled more than 140 road improvements since 2020.

• 5. Idaho

  The state spends $787 per capita on its highways per year, exceeding average U.S. expenditures by about 28% and the Rocky Mountain region’s by 6%.

• 6. Kansas

  Only about 1% of its rural roads and 10% of its urban roads are considered to be in poor condition. 

• 7. Florida

  A driver in Venice surveyed said their city had no potholes and that the roads are “nicely paved and maintained.” Not everyone in the state is happy with the traffic situation, though — some residents complained about out-of-towners who “don’t know where they are going” overcrowding their roads.

• 8. Georgia

  Georgia has comparatively smooth roads in both urban and rural areas, with just over 1% of its rural roads and about 5% of its urban roads in poor condition.

• 9. Nevada

  One driver gave Nevada’s roads a 10 out of 10 — only 3% of total respondents gave their state a perfect score.

• 10. Indiana

  One motorist blames road issues on the state being “farm country” — “any improvements on any roads in the Straughn area are in vain because farmers and their farm equipment keep the roads constantly damaged. Most roads end up getting gravel-topped or chip-and-sealed. Yet, our taxes and wheel tax are expected to be paid annually,” they wrote.

• Here's the full Consumer Affairs report:

  The Worst Roads in America (2024) | ConsumerAffairs®

  Rhode Island, Hawaii and California have the worst roads, according to our analysis of residents' ratings, pavement roughness and spending.

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