- Video shows a Sheriff, known for cracking down on speeders, speeding in a Huracan.
- The video was allegedly taken by a former business partner who was also his friend.
- The scandal raises serious questions about law enforcement integrity in Lee County.
Ever heard the phrase “Do as I say, not as I do”? Well, according to one report, a Florida sheriff may have done exactly what he warned citizens not to. The report includes a video that allegedly shows Sheriff Carmine Marceno street racing, despite his public claims of having a zero-tolerance policy for such behavior.
The video reportedly comes from a Sheriff’s former friend, who we’ll come back to later. It allegedly shows Sheriff Marceno roaring down a 50mph road in a Lamborghini Huracan. After the person behind the camera encourages hm to floor it, he kindly obliges. Despite driving at 74 mph, the person with the camera, who happens to be in a Corvette, is several car lengths back.
According to the Florida Trident, Marceno’s “intolerance of street racing doesn’t necessarily extend to his own behavior behind the wheel. That ‘intolerance’ isn’t just a figure of speech. It’s basically what the Sheriff has repeated time and time again during his tenure. In June, he released the following statement in reaction to a street racing arrest…