A Florida driver whose Ford Mustang broke down at an inopportune moment — namely, during an encounter with a state trooper — apparently refused to accept the mechanical situation as a reason to stop and instead attempted to push the disabled vehicle in an effort to create distance between himself and the pursuing officer. The strategy, which combines mechanical desperation with an unusual level of physical commitment to evading law enforcement, was unsuccessful as one might expect, and the additional time spent on the futile pushing effort simply gave the officer more opportunity to assess and address the situation. The footage of the incident has generated the kind of bemused online commentary that such uniquely Florida stories tend to attract.
Florida has developed a well-earned reputation for generating police pursuit and traffic stop stories that combine criminal activity with a level of creative improvisation that distinguishes them from similar incidents in other states. The Mustang-pushing scenario joins a long catalog of incidents that have cemented the Sunshine State’s status as America’s leading source of automotive law enforcement absurdity. The driver was taken into custody and faces charges related to whatever underlying matter prompted the encounter with the trooper in addition to the subsequent behavior.
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