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Florida Man, you’re no Bo Duke. Authorities in southwest Florida had to pull a thoroughly-ruined Toyota Corolla out of an area canal last week after the driver reportedly attempted to jump the watery 20-foot gap, only to fall quite a bit short in his quest to get to the other side.
As funny as that image is, it’s the little details that add this story to the pantheon of truly great Florida Man stories. According to WFTX-TV, witnesses saw the man drive the blue Corolla up to the edge of the canal in Lehigh Acres and exit the car to observe the distance and ponder his options. Just why he was so determined to make the journey across, officials can’t say…but they did note this all went down a few short blocks from a bridge that spans the canal for just such occasions.
After careful consideration, the man got back in his Corolla, reversed quite aways, then gunned the compact back towards the edge of the canal. Careful observers of the photo above will note the complete absence of a raised lip or anything resembling a ramp—so it should be no surprise that he didn’t make it.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Department said the man was uninjured, though the Toyota Corolla was totaled. Surprisingly, the unnamed man wasn’t charged with anything….which means he was likely sober during all of this, to boot.
Just like this real-life stunt with a real-life General Lee shows, it’s not the jump that’s the hard part—it’s the landing.
