Tampa man faces charges of impersonating an officer after using modified sirens in vehicle to bypass traffic on I-75

TAMPA, FLA. (WSVN) – A Florida man was arrested and charged with impersonating an officer after, authorities said, he modified his vehicle to include sirens so he could weave and maneuver through traffic.

Sirens and emergency lights coming from a red pickup truck on I-75 outside Tampa puzzled drivers on the Florida interstate.

“I was a passenger, and my father was driving the vehicle. We heard a police siren coming from behind us and as we looked around, we saw a red Dodge Ram pass us on the right-hand side with amber and white lights,” said witness Hunter Thomas…

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