--- title: "Dash Cam Video Shows Florida Cop Drive Police Truck Into Ex-Wife’s House" description: "Sometimes, Florida Man wears a uniform." date: "2017-10-28" modified: "2017-10-28" authors: - name: "Kyle Cheromcha" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/15564/dash-cam-video-shows-florida-cop-drive-police-truck-into-ex-wifes-house" categories: - "News" - "Watch This" tags: - "Crime" - "Dash Cam" - "Florida Man" - "police" - "Tahoe" --- # Dash Cam Video Shows Florida Cop Drive Police Truck Into Ex-Wife’s House ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* Authorities in the Florida Panhandle have released [dash cam video]() showing a former sheriff's deputy drive his [Chevrolet Tahoe]() patrol unit into his ex-wife's house following a failed suicide attempt, [according to *ABC News.*]() The Florida State Attorney's Office unsealed the video this week, which was recorded [back in November 2016]() on a standard-issue police [dashboard camera.]() The footage shows the deputy backing up out of the driveway of a small one-story home and stopping across the street, his [Tahoe]() pointed directly at the open front door. It's sunny, but the windshield wipers are on. A woman stands in the doorway briefly before stepping inside and closing it; seconds later, after waiting for a car to pass, the deputy floors it and drives directly through the front of the house. Thankfully, the woman in the home wasn't injured. 57-year-old Timothy Taylor was charged with two counts of criminal mischief and [a DUI charge,]() though [*WEAR-TV* reports]() he plead no contest and was sentenced to two years probation. He also resigned from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office and paid a combined $55,000 in damages for the Tahoe and the house, [according to *ABC News.*]() Taylor had reportedly stabbed himself and taken Xanax prior to the incident, telling police he was upset over his marital problems. https://youtube.com/embed/lzBJZsPlj14 ## Author Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()