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Related: About this forumFlorida man accused of throwing hundreds of nails into roads almost 30 times
A Florida man has been arrested after allegedly throwing hundreds of nails into the road on almost 30 different occasions.
Felix Uresti, 51, was arrested on Tuesday after being caught in the act of throwing the hardware into a road in Valrico, around 15 miles east of Tampa.
Deputies watched as Uresti exited his white 2022 Toyota Tundra and placed nails onto the a road along Miller Road, before taking him into custody, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office.
An investigation into Uresti began on September 11 last year, when the Sheriff's Office received a call that hundreds of nails were scattered on South Miller Road and Lithia Center Lane. .................(more)
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/man-throwing-nails-roadways-florida-b2901640.html
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Florida man accused of throwing hundreds of nails into roads almost 30 times (Original Post)
marmar
2 hrs ago
OP
Exactly! How expensive are damaged tires to repair and possible blow-outs leading to crashes?
GreenWave
58 min ago
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Diamond_Dog
(39,871 posts)1. He got away with doing this 30 times before he was caught?
GreenWave
(12,396 posts)2. Exactly! How expensive are damaged tires to repair and possible blow-outs leading to crashes?
They have almost zero priorities for life apparently.
Sneederbunk
(17,294 posts)3. Just a short paragraph in the Book of Floriduh Man.