Crime & Safety
Argument Between Parrot And Owner Prompt Troopers To Pull Over Man For Erratic Driving
Troopers said the parrot became angry and began arguing because it wanted to return home while its owner wanted to go to Clearwater Beach.
CLEARWATER, FL — After the Florida Highway Patrol troopers received several calls Saturday night about a man driving erratically, possibly driving while intoxicated, on U.S. 19 in Clearwater, Troopers Z. Logan and N. Darling located and pulled over the car near Clearwater Beach. But instead of finding a drunk driver, they discovered a man having an argument with his parrot.
According to troopers, the parrot became angry because it wanted to go home, but the man wanted to go to Clearwater Beach. The argument distracted the man, causing him to drive erratically, said troopers.
Troopers said they "de-escalated the situation and resolved the standoff successfully."
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Troopers didn't say who won the argument.
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