PEOPLE ON SHARED PATHS. >> A TRUCK WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA DRIVING RIGHT THROUGH YARD IN CAPE CORAL GOING FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT ALONG SOUTHWEST 20RD PLACE. BOTH COAST NEWS REPORTER JALEN BARRON TALK TO THE HOMEOWNER WHO SAYS HE IS THANKFUL NONE OF HIS CHILDREN WERE AROUND WHEN IT HAPPENED. >> THERE’S NO DOUBT THAT IF ANYBODY WAS STRUCK BY THIS VEHICLE, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY DIS, DISABLED AND OR DAD THEN SENT THEM A C S COULDN’T BELIEVE HIS EYES. AND WHEN I ZOOMED INTO THE CAMERA, I MEAN, IT WAS JUST YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. A MAN WITH ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL LOOKING FORWARD AND SPEEDING THROUGH HIS DRIVEWAY AND YARD. >> ON SOUTH WEST 23RD STREET IN CAPE CORAL, THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS GOING SO FAST. HE EVEN LEFT HIS TIRE SERIAL NUMBERS BEHIND. HE THEN ZOOMS THROUGH THIS FAMILY’S DRIVEWAY THAT USUALLY HOLDS UP TO 9 VEHICLES. HE LEFT TIRE MARKS. >> TRUCK PIECES AND CONTINUED ON LIKE NOTHING EVEN HAPPENED. >> SO THIS. AND IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAY, HOWEVER, IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. >> ACS SAYS THERE ARE SO MANY CHILDREN IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND HIS YOUNGEST EVA SCOOTERS AROUND ALL THE TIME. HE TELLS ME HE IS THANKFUL NONE OF HIS CHILDREN WERE AROUND WHILE THE ERRATIC DRIVER CONTINUED ON WHAT I WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS. >> FRANKLY, AN APOLOGY NOT TO ME, BUT TO MY FAMILY BECAUSE HE PUT THEM IN UNNECESSARY HARM. SAYS SON LEFT JUST 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE DRIVER FLEW THROUGH THE DRIVEWAY. >> AND HE SAYS, QUOTE, WITH THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS THAT WALK DAILY. HAVE KIDS RIDING BIKES AND FAMILIES VISITING THIS SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE. WAS HE BEING RECKLESS? >> WAS HE NOT PAYING ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED? WHAT WAS GOING ON TO CAUSE A SITUATION. THEY SAY CAPE CORAL POLICE TOLD THEM SINCE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THERE’S NOT MUCH THEY COULD DO. THE BIGGEST SCS IS LEFT WITH. WHY DID THE TRUCK DRIVE BY HIS HOME YESTERDAY? AND WILL HE EVER APOLOGIZE IN CAPE CORA
Cape Coral resident seeks apology after driver speeds through driveway
A Cape Coral resident is demanding an apology after a driver recklessly sped through his driveway and yard, leaving tire marks and debris while narrowly avoiding a potentially tragic crash.
Updated: 6:21 PM EST Dec 26, 2025
Vince Macias was shocked when a driver sped through his driveway and yard on Southwest 23rd Street in Cape Coral, leaving behind tire marks and truck debris.”There’s no doubt that if anybody was struck by this vehicle, they would have been severely disabled and/or dead,” Macias said.Macias recounted his disbelief upon reviewing security camera footage, saying, “And when I zoomed into the camera, I mean, it was just, you got to be kidding me.”The driver, with one hand on the wheel, sped through the neighborhood, leaving behind a tire serial number and zooming through a driveway capable of holding up to nine cars. Despite the potential for disaster, the incident ended without injury or damage.”So, this ended in the best possible way. However, it should have never happened,” Macias said, expressing relief that none of his children, including his youngest daughter, Ava, who often rides her scooter around the area, were present during the incident.”What I, what I would like is, frankly, an apology. Not to me, but to my family, because he put them in unnecessary harm,” Macias said, noting that his son had left just 10 minutes before the driver sped through.Macias emphasized the danger posed by the driver’s actions, given the number of residents, children riding bikes, and visiting families in the area, calling the situation unacceptable.”Was he being reckless? Was he not paying attention? Was he distracted? What was going on to cause the situation?” Macias wondered.Cape Coral police informed Macias that since there was no damage and no one was hurt, there was little they could do. Macias remains puzzled about why the truck drove by his home and whether an apology will ever be forthcoming.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
Vince Macias was shocked when a driver sped through his driveway and yard on Southwest 23rd Street in Cape Coral, leaving behind tire marks and truck debris.
“There’s no doubt that if anybody was struck by this vehicle, they would have been severely disabled and/or dead,” Macias said.
Macias recounted his disbelief upon reviewing security camera footage, saying, “And when I zoomed into the camera, I mean, it was just, you got to be kidding me.”
The driver, with one hand on the wheel, sped through the neighborhood, leaving behind a tire serial number and zooming through a driveway capable of holding up to nine cars. Despite the potential for disaster, the incident ended without injury or damage.
“So, this ended in the best possible way. However, it should have never happened,” Macias said, expressing relief that none of his children, including his youngest daughter, Ava, who often rides her scooter around the area, were present during the incident.
“What I, what I would like is, frankly, an apology. Not to me, but to my family, because he put them in unnecessary harm,” Macias said, noting that his son had left just 10 minutes before the driver sped through.
Macias emphasized the danger posed by the driver’s actions, given the number of residents, children riding bikes, and visiting families in the area, calling the situation unacceptable.
“Was he being reckless? Was he not paying attention? Was he distracted? What was going on to cause the situation?” Macias wondered.
Cape Coral police informed Macias that since there was no damage and no one was hurt, there was little they could do. Macias remains puzzled about why the truck drove by his home and whether an apology will ever be forthcoming.
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