Previous Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn was alleged by a witness to have crashed his car into a Florida Freeway Patrol cruiser on Monday.
Alethea Shapiro wrote on X that she was touring southbound in the left lane on Interstate 75 towards Miami when an aggressive driver in a black sports automobile commenced tailgating her.
“I accelerated in advance and moved to the correct lane in entrance of a tractor trailer to permit the automobile by,” Shapiro recounted. “[Five] minutes later on, the freeway arrives to a comprehensive halt, I swerve to the aspect so no just one rear ends me and sluggish to a halt.
“All of a sudden, the automobile door opens and a gentleman in a wheelchair rolls out,” she continued. “At the exact same instant, I have to navigate all over his auto and I glimpse in advance to see the officer exiting from his rear-ended car or truck keeping his neck in the remaining lane as nicely.”
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Previous U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn was allegedly concerned in a automobile incident with a Florida Highway Patrol motor vehicle on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Alethea Shapiro/Community News X/TMX)
Shapiro discovered Cawthorn as the driver and shared online video that purports to exhibit him conversing with the state trooper.
“I pulled over to the proper shoulder lane and stopped to check with if anyone was okay and to offer you guidance. I could not feel my eyes. It occurred to me that previous CONGRESSMAN CAWTHORNE [sic] from NC was the black Auto that stormed by me in an indignant highway rage tantrum,” Shapiro wrote.
“I spoke to the cop to see if he was alright as he was pretty shocked & stored achieving for his neck. He stated he was alright, asked if I was a witness, (I was not, I have to have been 30 seconds powering) and I gave them drinking water as I did not know what else to do.”
Shapiro claimed the officer thanked her for stopping.
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A witness claimed Cawthorn, 28, was the guy driving a black sports activities car or truck that rear finished the condition trooper. (Alethea Shapiro/Regional News X/TMX)
“As I drove away & replayed the surreal scene in my head, I understood it was the identical auto who was erratically & aggressively driving driving & then close to me. Unbelievably terrifying & upsetting to see.”
In accordance to the Florida Highway Patrol, at around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, an FHP condition trooper vehicle was rear ended on I-75, at mile marker 60, in a design zone in Collier County. The other automobile was a 2021 Mercedes pushed by a 28-12 months-previous person from Cape Coral, Florida.
“The condition trooper sustained minor injuries and was transported to an region hospital,” Lt. Greg Bueno reported in a assertion.
Bueno mentioned the driver of the Mercedes was cited for violating Florida’s Shift In excess of Regulation.
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“We can confirm that on April 15, 2024, at 16:30 hours, an FHP State Trooper vehicle (Dodge Charger) was rear ended on Interstate 75, at mile marker 60, in a design zone, in Collier County, by a 2021 Mercedes, pushed by a 28-year-old male from Cape Coral, Florida,” Lt. Greg Bueno informed Fox Information Electronic in a assertion. (Alethea Shapiro/Nearby Information X/TMX)
General public records exhibit that the 28-yr-outdated Cawthorn, who formerly represented North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, now resides in a $1.1 million house in Cape Coral, Florida.
As soon as observed as a mounting star in the GOP, Cawthorn’s tumultuous phrase in office environment was as transient as it was controversial. He infamously claimed to have been invited to orgies on Capitol Hill, a story he afterwards retracted right after assembly with then-Property Minority Chief Kevin McCarthy.
In the course of his time in business, Cawthorn also faced allegations of insider buying and selling, incorrect payments and was detained, but not billed, for attempting to get a handgun as a result of a North Carolina airport. He formerly had been billed 2 times with driving with a revoked license.
Cawthorn misplaced the 2022 Republican major to Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., who went on to gain in the typical election.
When attained for remark, Cawthorn would neither ensure nor deny he was the driver who crashed into the Florida Highway Patrol cruiser and directed additional issues to his legal professional.
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Cawthorn’s legal consultant would neither validate nor deny his involvement in the incident.
“Mr. Cawthorn’s prayers go out to the Florida highway patrol officer who was associated in the car accident on Monday,” the legal professional instructed Fox News Digital.
