Crime & Safety
Palm Harbor Man Accused in U.S. 19 Road Rage Incident
Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputies say that Kevin Lawrence Kuhr, 58, of Palm Harbor was driving 55 miles-per-hour when he used his 2003 Chevy pickup to try to force a 2011 Volkswagon Jetta off U.S. 19.
A Palm Harbor man is accused of trying to run another vehicle off the road while driving 55 miles-per-hour on U.S. 19.
Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Kevin Lawrence Kuhr, 58, on Saturday, June 29.
They say at about 1:45 that afternoon, Kuhr used his 2003 Chevy pickup to try to force a 2011 Volkswagon Jetta off the road. An arrest affidavit said Kuhr was driving 55 miles-per-hour at the time. The incident happened on U.S. 19 near Republic Drive in Clearwater.
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Deputies also say that while numerous vehicles were stopped at a red light, Kuhr used his bare hands to tear off a rear-view mirror on the driver's side of a 2011 Volkswagon Jetta.
After Kuhr was arrested, deputies say he admitted to removing the rear-view mirror because the VW Jetta cut him off. However, Kuhr denies trying to run a vehicle off the road.
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Kuhr was charged with one felony count of aggravated assault (road rage) and one count of criminal mischief (road rage). He was booked into the Pinellas County Jail and released after posting $5,500 bond.
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