A traffic enforcement detail in Tampa, Florida, nearly turned into something much worse when police say a reckless teenage driver came dangerously close to members of the department’s motor unit. Whatever decision put him in that situation apparently happened fast enough to leave officers talking about just how close things came.
The Tampa Police Department said the incident happened during enhanced enforcement through its Enhanced Law Enforcement Engagement program. Officers described the driver only as being in his mid-teens, but said his actions were serious enough to result in one felony and three misdemeanor charges.
Police did not provide a full breakdown of those charges in the post, nor did they explain every detail of what happened before the close call. What they did make clear was that the department viewed the driving as reckless and dangerous enough to put officers and other people on the road at risk…