The Brief
- A driver tore up a Highland City retention pond, leaving muddy tracks and damaging property in the Falcon’s Landing neighborhood.
- The HOA president reported that a Ford pickup truck driver has repeatedly spun circles in the grass over recent weeks.
- Deputies cannot make an arrest, because the truck owner denied driving and law enforcement cannot prove who was at the wheel.
HIGHLAND CITY, Fla. – A driver tore through a retention pond in Highland City on Monday around 6:30 p.m., leaving residents in a local neighborhood facing costly repairs for repeated property damage.
Highland City pond property damage
What we know:
A neighbor recorded cellphone video of a pickup truck driver doing donuts in a retention pond in the Falcon’s Landing neighborhood in Highland City. The vehicle tore up the grass, left deep muddy tracks, and threw mud directly onto the surrounding fence.
Falcon’s Landing HOA President Jeff Beaman noted that the same driver has done this at least three times within the past several weeks.
“This isn’t a mud pit. This is somebody’s neighborhood. People live here, and people are going to drive by, see this, and wonder what happened,” Beaman said.…