MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said a routine traffic stop in Manatee County helped safely reunite a missing elderly Broward County man with his family in Okeechobee County.
While patrolling State Road 70 East, FWC Officers Martin Estrada and Matthew Johnston said they noticed a vehicle driving erratically, repeatedly failing to maintain its lane, traveling below the speed limit and making unexpected stops.
Concerned for everyone’s safety on the road, the officers initiated a traffic stop. During the stop, it was learned the driver had a missing person alert out of Broward County…