A Pinellas County deputy was suspended following a road rage incident in early February in which he attempted to let another driver “have it verbally,” according to official documents.
On Feb. 3, while off duty, Deputy Angel Santiago was driving east on SR 580 in Safety Harbor when he noticed “too late” that his lane merged with another.
Recounting the incident, Santiago told a review board he thought the other vehicle “brake checked” him after he merged. Documents state the off-duty deputy momentarily lost control of his vehicle and swerved into the curb lane.