{"id":72508,"date":"2026-07-01T18:32:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=72508"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:32:51","slug":"pcso-arrests-lakeland-man-who-fled-from-a-crash-with-an-ambulance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/07\/01\/pcso-arrests-lakeland-man-who-fled-from-a-crash-with-an-ambulance\/","title":{"rendered":"PCSO arrests Lakeland man who fled from a crash with an ambulance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ac9d8b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"585\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gregory-mcmanus.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72509 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ac9d8b; width:223px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gregory-mcmanus.webp 422w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gregory-mcmanus-216x300.webp 216w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An ambulance transporting a patient was involved in a crash on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, and the other driver involved drove away from the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crash occurred at around 9:00 am on Harden Boulevard in Lakeland, near the intersection of Ariana Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ambulance was traveling north on Harden Boulevard (not in emergency mode) when a southbound white VW Jetta conducted a U-turn in front of the ambulance. After completing the U-turn, the Jetta entered the lane occupied by the ambulance and the vehicles collided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jetta did not stop following the crash, and it left the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embedpress-embedpress aligncenter\" data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><div class=\"gutenberg-block-wraper  \"><div class=\"position-right-wraper ep-embed-content-wraper   \" style=\"position:relative;display:inline-block\"><div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-8eb13bf7e1f570062f6cacafd2394000 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:600px; max-height:600px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BB0pPrZWbzo\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bB0pPrZWbzo?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=0&#038;controls=1&#038;start=&#038;end=&#038;fs=0&#038;iv_load_policy=0&#038;autoplay=0&#038;mute=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\" style=\"width:600px;height:600px;max-width:100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .ose-embedpress-responsive{\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        max-height: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] iframe{\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        max-height: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .embedpress-yt-subscribe iframe{\n                        height: 100%!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .ose-youtube > iframe{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        max-width: 100%!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .ose-youtube{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .ose-giphy img{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .ose-google-docs img{\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                    }\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .ose-embedpress-responsive.ose-google-photos{\n                        height: 100% !important;\n                        max-height: 100% !important;\n                    }\n\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .embera-embed-responsive-provider-gettyimages,\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .embera-embed-responsive-provider-gettyimages iframe,\n                    [data-source-id=\"source-06e87a09-d4ae-432f-a03a-92655e4e9257\"] .getty{\n                        width: 600px!important;\n                        height: 600px!important;\n                        max-height: 600px!important;\n                        max-width: 100%!important;\n                    }\n                    <\/style><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A paramedic who was riding in the back of the ambulance was transported to the hospital with a minor neck injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office went to the residence where the VW Jetta is registered. The owner of the car said that her nephew had been driving the car.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>41-year old Gregory McManus<\/strong>&nbsp;was asleep on the couch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When deputies awakened him, he admitted that he had been involved in the crash, but claimed it was the ambulance driver\u2019s fault.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Video from the ambulance clearly showed that McManus had caused the crash. He was arrested and taken to the Sheriff\u2019s Processing Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cGregory McManus not only caused the crash, he fled from the scene without checking on anybody, and then had the audacity to claim the other driver was at fault. &nbsp;He was vulgar and rude to the deputy and had to be removed from the patrol car after he refused to get out of it. I doubt there is a responsible bone in his body.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong>Grady Judd, Sheriff&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gregory McManus was charged with Leaving the Scene of a Crash with Injury (F3) and Resisting without Violence (M1).<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ambulance transporting a patient was involved in a crash on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, and the other driver involved drove away from the scene. 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