South Florida Man Roaming Interstate Stunned By Taser Gun
A man who was wandering aimlessly along Interstate 95 was confronted by police and stunned with a Taser gun following a brief standoff in the middle of traffic Thursday morning. The incident, which happened shortly before 10 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 just north of the Stirling Road exit, was captured on a traffic camera.The man, who appeared to be barefoot and carrying a knife, could be seen pacing back and forth on the interstate and at one point he tried to jump onto a moving truck.
A Florida Department of Transportation Road Ranger stopped first and could be seen talking to the man, and moments later a Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived. A second deputy in plain clothes soon followed.
Both deputies had their weapons drawn when one of them stunned the man. He immediately dropped to the pavement and was taken into custody.
Traffic slowed as the incident unfolded.
It was unclear why the man was in the middle of the highway.