Lakeland Man Accused of Using Siren and Flashing Lights to Bypass Clearwater Beach Traffic

Late For Charter, Lakeland Man Busted In Alleged Fake Siren Dash On Clearwater Causeway

If you have ever crawled toward Clearwater Beach in holiday traffic, you know the urge to escape the gridlock. Clearwater police say one Lakeland man tried it with flashing lights and a wailing siren on the Memorial Causeway and wound up in jail instead of on a fishing boat. According to Clearwater police, a Lakeland resident was arrested on Saturday after officers say he used an emergency-style siren and flashing lights to snake through heavy t…

Lakeland Man Accused of Using Siren and Flashing Lights to Bypass Clearwater Beach Traffic

CLEARWATER BEACH — A Lakeland man was arrested on Independence Day after police said he used flashing lights and an emergency siren to move through heavy traffic on the Memorial Causeway while trying to reach a fishing charter. According to a Clearwater Police Department arrest affidavit, a police sergeant was driving an unmarked cruiser westbound on the causeway early Saturday morning, July 4, when he heard an emergency vehicle siren approachin…