Tennessee Man Stopped After a Flood of 911 Calls for Driving a Yellow Jet Ski on AL U.S. Highway 98; No Crime Committed

The Daphne Police Department pulled over a man driving a yellow personal watercraft (a "jet ski") on U.S. Highway 98 after concerned citizens began calling 911. After a traffic stop, police noted that the personal watercraft is tagged and street-legal, but the man was given a warning to wear a helmet while driving it on public roads. He was not found guilty of a crime.

Photo byDaphne Police Department

The Daphne Police Department posted a photo of the man pulled over (with his face omitted) that was pulled over on U.S. 98. They found that no crime was committed, as the personal watercraft was deemed street legal with proper tags. On the front of the watercraft are the letters and numbers: "TN 2290 BY" and the craft is a Bombardier.

Daphne Police Department Posted on Facebook

The Daphne Police Department wrote the following Facebook post on 5 May 2023:

"Law enforcement is often a grim occupation. We so often deal with people who are having the worst day of their lives. Sometimes we think we have seen all there is to see. But all of a sudden, there are 9-1-1 calls about a guy driving a jet ski on 98, making us glad we do what we do. - Since this thing was tagged and street legal and he was from out of state, we sent him off with a warning and instructions to get a helmet." -Daphne Police Department (Source: Facebook post)

Some people in the comments want to know how it works out of the water, and others want to see the wheels underneath. It is one of those things, "you gotta see to believe," as the adage goes.

One woman, Nita Jeffers, commented that she witnessed this man on a personal watercraft out on the road today, among others

Another person commented that "He drove all the way here from Tennessee," followed by laughing emojis.

It's a good thing he didn't try to run from the Daphne Police Department.

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Sources

Daphne Police Department on Facebook post.

D'Angelo, Bob. "Alabama Police pull over man driving jet ski on highway." WSB-TV News. 7 May 2023.