Highway violence leads to two arrests in Lee County

Florida Highway Patrol Troopers investigated a highway violence incident on Interstate 75, at mile marker 133 in Lee County.

According to FHP, the incident occurred shortly before 10 a.m. on Saturday when it was determined that a GMC Pickup Truck and a sedan with two children in the backseat had both engaged in highway violence.

The driver of the truck, 43-year-old Jacob Adam Poleski from Cape Coral, became upset when the sedan, driven by 39-year-old Jeremy Jovon Collier from Cape Coral, allegedly cut his pickup truck off while driving on Colonial Boulevard.

In response, Poleski threw a metal tumbler with coffee into a back open window of the sedan and according to Collier, displayed a firearm through an open window. Collier began to follow Poleski’s pickup truck as the incident continued to escalate.

Poleski then turned into a Wawa Gas Station located off Colonial Boulevard and entered the store.

At this time, Collier got out of his sedan with a firearm to confront Poleski. Poleski reentered his truck and began to travel south on I-75, with Collier continuing to follow.

During the investigation, troopers discovered a Ruger LCP Firearm, the tumbler inside the sedan, and spilled coffee inside the sedan and on the skin and clothing of Colliers’ children.

Inside the pickup truck, troopers discovered a Glock 9mm Firearm with a laser attachment.

Both Poleski and Collier were placed under arrest for the following criminal charges:

Poleski:

• Improper exhibit of a firearm
• Battery – 3 counts
• Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon

Collier:

• Improper exhibit of a firearm
• Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon

FHP’s statement

The Florida Highway Patrol reminds all motorists; our public roadways are shared by 23 million Floridians. If another motorist is driving aggressively, call *FHP or 911.

For your own safety, safely change lanes, slow down and stay away from the aggressive driving vehicle. Do not reciprocate and ignore any temptation to respond, it could cause the situation to escalate, which is what occurred in the above incident.