Florida woman accused of flipping off deputies while driving erratically on the grass
By Kiah Armstrong
Mugshot of Darla Rachel Vidal | Credit: Monroe County Jail
KEY WEST, Fla. – A Florida woman who is accused of flipping off deputies who were attempting to pull her over was arrested Saturday.
Darla Rachel Vidal, 35, is facing one felony count of resisting an officer and one misdemeanor count of resisting an officer following the March 16 incident, deputies said.
The incident started around 2:25 p.m. when a deputy observed Vidal driving a car on the grass at a high rate of speed on Key Deer Boulevard.
She reportedly did not stop and continued to swerve from the road and back on the grass.
At one point, she waved her middle finger at the deputy attempting to pull over, deputies said.
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After nearly striking a deer, she stopped on Pensacola Road and ran towards the deputy screaming that “she hates police” while refusing the officer’s orders to stop.
Deputies said Vidal also told the deputy to shoot her while resisting arrest.
She was arrested and booked into the Monroe County Jail.
Florida woman flipped off deputy while driving erratically, yelled she ‘hates police’: sheriff’s office
Darla Rachel Vidal, 35, was arrested on one felony count of resisting an officer and one misdemeanor count of resisting an officer
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A Florida woman allegedly flipped off a deputy and yelled that she “hates police” during an attempt to pull her over for erratically driving a car on the grass over the weekend.
Darla Rachel Vidal, 35, was arrested on one felony count of resisting an officer and one misdemeanor count of resisting an officer, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident began around 2:25 p.m. on Saturday when a Monroe County deputy observed Vidal driving a car on the grass at a high rate of speed on Key Deer Boulevard, the sheriff’s office said.
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Darla Rachel Vidal, 35, was arrested on one felony count of resisting an officer and one misdemeanor count of resisting an officer. (Monroe County Jail)
The deputy attempted to pull Vidal over, but she allegedly did not stop and instead continued to swerve from the road to the grass.
Vidal also gave the middle finger to the deputy attempting to pull her over, according to the sheriff’s office.
She nearly hit a deer with her car before she stopped on Pensacola Road and ran toward the deputy screaming that “she hates police” while refusing orders to stop, the MCSO said.
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Vidal nearly hit a deer with her car before she stopped on Pensacola Road and ran toward the deputy screaming that “she hates police,” the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said. (Monroe County Sheriff’s Office)
