Police: Man Took Backhoe Joyride on Florida’s 7 Mile Bridge

Police: Man Took Backhoe Joyride on Florida’s 7 Mile Bridge
The backhoe that was recklessly driven across the Seven Mile Bridge in Florida Keys on Feb. 16, 2016. (The Monroe County Sheriff's Office)
The Associated Press
2/16/2016
Updated:
2/16/2016

The Seven Mile Bridge looking north towards Marathon, Florida February 22, 2011. (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)
The Seven Mile Bridge looking north towards Marathon, Florida February 22, 2011. (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

She says that when Blahnik left the bridge, he hit spikes deputies had placed on the road. He faces charges and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Herrin doesn’t say whether he has a lawyer.

Traffic was allowed back on the bridge after 3 a.m.