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A Jacksonville officer makes a split-second decision to use a PIT maneuver to stop a suspected drunk driver who repeatedly breached the Ironman Jacksonville race course, nearly striking athletes.

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#Jacksonville “The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shared dash cam video of a 62-year-old suspected drunk driver barreling through the the IRONMAN Jacksonville race, narrowly missing athletes, before police used a PIT maneuver to end the chase near Five Points.”
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#Jacksonville “The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shared dash cam video of a 62-year-old suspected drunk driver barreling through the the IRONMAN Jacksonville race, narrowly missing athletes, before police used a PIT maneuver to end the chase near Five Points.”

Shane B. Murphy

164,881 views • 2 months ago

🚨 WATCH: A drunk driver drove straight through the Ironman Jacksonville course during the race, putting athletes and spectators at risk. Officers tried multiple times to stop the vehicle as it continued through the course, nearly hitting athletes along the way. An officer eventually stopped the vehicle using a PIT maneuver, and the 62-year-old driver was taken into custody. Police said the driver was arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges and had three DUI arrests within the last 10 years. Thankfully, no one was injured.
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🚨 WATCH: A drunk driver drove straight through the Ironman Jacksonville course during the race, putting athletes and spectators at risk. Officers tried multiple times to stop the vehicle as it continued through the course, nearly hitting athletes along the way. An officer eventually stopped the vehicle using a PIT maneuver, and the 62-year-old driver was taken into custody. Police said the driver was arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges and had three DUI arrests within the last 10 years. Thankfully, no one was injured.

IncidentScope

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🇺🇸 A suspected drunk driver tore through the inaugural IRONMAN Jacksonville course last month, blowing past barriers and onto the coned-off bike and running routes as thousands competed. Darrell Simon, 62, nearly hit a cyclist before officers boxed him in with a PIT maneuver and arrested him at gunpoint. He's now facing 8 felonies, and it's reportedly his third DUI arrest in a decade. No one was hurt, which feels like a miracle given how he was driving. Source: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office FB, New York Post / Writer: Julie
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🇺🇸 A suspected drunk driver tore through the inaugural IRONMAN Jacksonville course last month, blowing past barriers and onto the coned-off bike and running routes as thousands competed. Darrell Simon, 62, nearly hit a cyclist before officers boxed him in with a PIT maneuver and arrested him at gunpoint. He's now facing 8 felonies, and it's reportedly his third DUI arrest in a decade. No one was hurt, which feels like a miracle given how he was driving. Source: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office FB, New York Post / Writer: Julie

Mario Nawfal

36,635 views • 2 months ago

Florida DUI Suspect Arrested After Driving Through Active IRONMAN Race Course Jacksonville, Florida — On Saturday, May 16, 2026, at approximately 4:30 p.m., officers assigned to traffic control during the IRONMAN Jacksonville race observed a vehicle driving into portions of the closed race course designated for runners and bicyclists. The driver ignored officers' attempts to stop the vehicle, prompting members of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office DUI and Traffic Units to initiate a pursuit because of the immediate danger posed to participants and bystanders. Dash camera footage released by the agency showed the vehicle repeatedly entering active race lanes and narrowly missing runners and cyclists. Officers reported that Motor Unit Officer Aaron Sanchez attempted to impede the vehicle using his police motorcycle, but the driver continued to flee. As the pursuit moved toward Riverside Park, DUI Officer Ernesto Valerio used a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) maneuver near the intersection of Riverside Park Place and Park Street to bring the vehicle to a stop. Additional officers then took the driver into custody. No injuries to athletes, spectators, officers, or motorists were reported. The driver was identified by authorities as 62-year-old Darrell Simon. Simon was arrested on eight felony charges in addition to nearly a dozen misdemeanor and traffic-related offenses. Reported felony allegations include aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, and operating a vehicle while his driver's license was revoked. This arrest marked Simon's third DUI-related arrest within the past 10 years. Sources: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office; News4JAX. #police #cops #crime #pursuit #chase #policia #polizei #crimeNews #police_Incidents
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Florida DUI Suspect Arrested After Driving Through Active IRONMAN Race Course Jacksonville, Florida — On Saturday, May 16, 2026, at approximately 4:30 p.m., officers assigned to traffic control during the IRONMAN Jacksonville race observed a vehicle driving into portions of the closed race course designated for runners and bicyclists. The driver ignored officers' attempts to stop the vehicle, prompting members of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office DUI and Traffic Units to initiate a pursuit because of the immediate danger posed to participants and bystanders. Dash camera footage released by the agency showed the vehicle repeatedly entering active race lanes and narrowly missing runners and cyclists. Officers reported that Motor Unit Officer Aaron Sanchez attempted to impede the vehicle using his police motorcycle, but the driver continued to flee. As the pursuit moved toward Riverside Park, DUI Officer Ernesto Valerio used a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) maneuver near the intersection of Riverside Park Place and Park Street to bring the vehicle to a stop. Additional officers then took the driver into custody. No injuries to athletes, spectators, officers, or motorists were reported. The driver was identified by authorities as 62-year-old Darrell Simon. Simon was arrested on eight felony charges in addition to nearly a dozen misdemeanor and traffic-related offenses. Reported felony allegations include aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, and operating a vehicle while his driver's license was revoked. This arrest marked Simon's third DUI-related arrest within the past 10 years. Sources: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office; News4JAX. #police #cops #crime #pursuit #chase #policia #polizei #crimeNews #police_Incidents

Police Incidents

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Video posted online shows a routine traffic stop that turned violent in Jacksonville, Florida, ending with a deputy beating the driver. The local sheriff's office says the video posted by the driver lacks context, prompting officials to release their own bodycam footage a day later. They say the use of force came after the driver repeatedly refused to follow officers' commands.
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Video posted online shows a routine traffic stop that turned violent in Jacksonville, Florida, ending with a deputy beating the driver. The local sheriff's office says the video posted by the driver lacks context, prompting officials to release their own bodycam footage a day later. They say the use of force came after the driver repeatedly refused to follow officers' commands.

CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil

26,663 views • 1 year ago

The officer was simply doing his job, then a split second decision turned a normal traffic stop into absolute mayhem.
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The officer was simply doing his job, then a split second decision turned a normal traffic stop into absolute mayhem.

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117,107 views • 2 months ago

"This person is either completely asleep or passed out." A highway patrol trooper had to perform a PIT maneuver — where the officer nudges the rear of a moving vehicle to make it spin and stop driving — to get a sleepy driver off the road in Oklahoma.
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"This person is either completely asleep or passed out." A highway patrol trooper had to perform a PIT maneuver — where the officer nudges the rear of a moving vehicle to make it spin and stop driving — to get a sleepy driver off the road in Oklahoma.

ABC News

88,342 views • 8 months ago

Suspected race soldiers with the Jacksonville police are caught on video brutally a young Black male driver Le’keian Woods during a routine traffic stop. The unconstitutional beating continues even after the victim is handcuff. These types of state-sanctioned, cowardly assaults are NOT police work.
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Suspected race soldiers with the Jacksonville police are caught on video brutally a young Black male driver Le’keian Woods during a routine traffic stop. The unconstitutional beating continues even after the victim is handcuff. These types of state-sanctioned, cowardly assaults are NOT police work.

Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸

371,331 views • 2 years ago

Jacksonville police officer rolls up and sees a man armed with a knife (maybe 2...) and two screaming/bleeding people on the ground. Tells the man to drop the knife repeatedly. Man ignores the officer and advances toward the people on the ground. Officer puts multiple rounds center mass on the would be killer and ends the threat to all. Well done. #CityLife #police #Jacksonville #FloridaMan #crime #BallisticsTest #FAFO #urban
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Jacksonville police officer rolls up and sees a man armed with a knife (maybe 2...) and two screaming/bleeding people on the ground. Tells the man to drop the knife repeatedly. Man ignores the officer and advances toward the people on the ground. Officer puts multiple rounds center mass on the would be killer and ends the threat to all. Well done. #CityLife #police #Jacksonville #FloridaMan #crime #BallisticsTest #FAFO #urban

Mrgunsngear

349,960 views • 1 year ago

According to a witness, a drunk driver ran a stop sign at a school bus stop, nearly colliding with their vehicle while reportedly attempting to leave the scene of an earlier crash. A parent at the bus stop intervened and remained with the driver until law enforcement arrived.
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According to a witness, a drunk driver ran a stop sign at a school bus stop, nearly colliding with their vehicle while reportedly attempting to leave the scene of an earlier crash. A parent at the bus stop intervened and remained with the driver until law enforcement arrived.

LASHY BILLS

29,508 views • 6 months ago

WATCH: A quick thinking officer springs into action to help a choking driver, quickly performing the Heimlich maneuver to save her life.
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WATCH: A quick thinking officer springs into action to help a choking driver, quickly performing the Heimlich maneuver to save her life.

Fox News

234,595 views • 10 months ago

Jacksonville kids say rappers need to stop the violence and to rap about dead "death it's not a joke" 🙏🏼
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Jacksonville kids say rappers need to stop the violence and to rap about dead "death it's not a joke" 🙏🏼

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2,812,576 views • 2 years ago

The easiest way to pull a woman from Jacksonville 😂
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270,153 views • 1 year ago

Looks like that Jacksonville Sheriffs officer got a second round in yesterday at Florida / Georgia. After two rounds combined I’ve got him up 20-16 on the scorecards and a lock to be fired today.
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Looks like that Jacksonville Sheriffs officer got a second round in yesterday at Florida / Georgia. After two rounds combined I’ve got him up 20-16 on the scorecards and a lock to be fired today.

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295,917 views • 1 year ago

WATCH: An Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer performs a maneuver to stop a vehicle driving 40 miles per hour with the driver asleep at the wheel. Police said the driver had worked nearly 20 hours within a 24-hour period and had fallen asleep on the drive home while the vehicle’s lane assist was activated. The driver wasn’t hurt and was issued a citation for inattention.
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WATCH: An Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer performs a maneuver to stop a vehicle driving 40 miles per hour with the driver asleep at the wheel. Police said the driver had worked nearly 20 hours within a 24-hour period and had fallen asleep on the drive home while the vehicle’s lane assist was activated. The driver wasn’t hurt and was issued a citation for inattention.

Fox News

1,914,490 views • 8 months ago

This man is a hero… Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer Antonio Richardson spent 40 minutes talking and praying for a young man who was going to commit suicide. He decided not to jump🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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This man is a hero… Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer Antonio Richardson spent 40 minutes talking and praying for a young man who was going to commit suicide. He decided not to jump🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Chad Prather

48,770 views • 4 months ago

Officer faces a head on collision to stop a reckless driver
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Officer faces a head on collision to stop a reckless driver

Cop Clips

298,233 views • 8 months ago

WOODBURY: Officers and Troopers were in pursuit of a driver who fled from the scene of a crash and refused to stop, southbound on I-494. Speeds slowed enough for an officer to make a "PIT" maneuver to spin the suspect vehicle and disable it near Valley Creak Road around 9:50 a.m. The driver was taken into custody at gunpoint and his female passenger detained. Expect some short-lived traffic delays in the area.
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WOODBURY: Officers and Troopers were in pursuit of a driver who fled from the scene of a crash and refused to stop, southbound on I-494. Speeds slowed enough for an officer to make a "PIT" maneuver to spin the suspect vehicle and disable it near Valley Creak Road around 9:50 a.m. The driver was taken into custody at gunpoint and his female passenger detained. Expect some short-lived traffic delays in the area.

MN CRIME

32,360 views • 11 months ago

A driver in the #Championship4 with issues! Chase Briscoe limps his race car to pit road.
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A driver in the #Championship4 with issues! Chase Briscoe limps his race car to pit road.

NASCAR

51,270 views • 10 months ago