Event Brief
Tampa Man Arrested After Using I-4 Shoulder
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: A 34-year-old Tampa man was arrested in Polk County after deputies saw him drive on the shoulder of Interstate 4 to bypass congested traffic. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said the driver entered the Polk Parkway exit lane to pass vehicles, then continued onto the I-4 shoulder. He was booked for driving while license suspended or revoked and cited for unlawful passing and failure to wear a seatbelt.
WHO: Edwaldo Louis Oliveiri, 34, of Tampa
WHAT: Arrested for driving while license suspended or revoked after using the I-4 shoulder to bypass traffic; received traffic citations for unlawful passing and failure to wear a seatbelt.
WHEN: Sep 12, 2026
WHERE: Polk County, Florida (I-4 in Polk County)
WHY: Deputies said the driver entered the exit lane and then used the I-4 shoulder to pass traffic on the right and bypass additional vehicles.
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