Tampa Man Arrested On I-4 In Polk County After Using Highway Shoulder To Bypass Traffic

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 34-year-old Tampa man was arrested Saturday afternoon in Polk County after deputies spotted him driving along the shoulder of Interstate 4 to pass congested traffic.

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was driving on I-4 around 12:30 p.m. on September 12 when they saw a silver Mitsubishi SUV move into the exit lane for the Polk Parkway.

Investigators determined the driver entered the lane solely to pass traffic on the right before continuing onto the shoulder of I-4 to bypass additional vehicles…

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