'He's Gonna Kill Somebody' | Dashcam Video Shows Chase and Arrest of Man Accused of Driving Drunk Through Florida Ironman Course
Dashcam video shows the driver nearly hitting athletes before Officer Ernesto Valerio used a PIT maneuver and helped arrest 62-year-old Darrell Simon.
- On May 16, Officer Ernesto Valerio of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Specialized Traffic Unit, stopped a driver using a PIT maneuver at the intersection of Riverside Park Place and Park Street during the Ironman Jacksonville race.
- The driver, identified as 62-year-old Darrell Simon, repeatedly ignored police attempts to stop him and drove through both the bike and run courses, endangering athletes competing in the 26.2-mile event.
- Dash cam video captured the pursuit through the Riverside area, showing a motorcycle officer also attempting to stop the vehicle; no athletes, spectators, or officers sustained injuries during the incident.
- Simon faces eight felony charges and more than ten misdemeanors following his arrest, marking his third DUI-related arrest within the past 10 years, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
- The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office credited responding officers with preventing a potentially fatal incident, stating "we are incredibly proud of our officers for putting their lives on the line in this moment to protect the Ironman athletes and spectators from what could have been a tragedy.
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'He's gonna kill somebody' | Dashcam video shows chase and arrest of man accused of driving drunk through Florida Ironman course
Investigators say the man nearly hit triathlon participants several times and had to be stopped using a PIT maneuver.
Suspected Florida drunk driver plows through IRONMAN race course in wild police chase: ‘He’s going to kill someone’
Darrell Simon, 62, is accused of driving his white Ford Focus through the streets of Jacksonville, Fla., as thousands of athletes competed in the inaugural IRONMAN Jacksonville race on May 16.
JSO releases video of pursuit involving drunk driver who plowed through IRONMAN triathlon
--- Jacksonville, FL - The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office shared dash cam video of a 62-year-old suspected drunk driver barreling through the IRONMAN Jacksonville race, narrowly missing athletes, before police used a PIT maneuver to end the chase near Five Points. JSO said the incident unfolded on May 16 as Officer Ernesto Valerio was blocking traffic to allow Ironman athletes to complete their 26.2-mile run. Valerio heard over the radio that a d…
One driver, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, burst during a triathlon tour in Jacksonville, Florida, unleashing intense police persecution. Thus was the persecution during the Florida triathlon The incident occurred on May 16, 2026, but the recording was recently released by the Jacksonville police department. In the images, you can see how the driver drives erratically, putting cyclists and runners at risk. After being detected by auth…
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