JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Jacksonville Beach Police said a 21-year-old man drove his father’s car into the ocean on Wednesday morning because he was angry with him, according to News 6 partner News4JAX.
Officials said the father allowed his son to borrow the car, but he didn’t return it.
Police said that at around 1:15 a.m., he drove the car to Beach Proper North. He tried to use a cinder block to send the car into the ocean, but the block kept getting stuck on the brake.
He then removed the block, got into the driver’s seat, turned on all the lights and made sure no one was nearby before driving into the ocean.
The arrest report said that while driving, “he grinned and wished he could point his middle finger at his father and aunt.”
He left the scene and returned to his mother’s home. Police found him because his father pinged the location of his phone.
The man was not injured and he was charged with felony criminal mischief.
His father pressed charges and reported a loss of $6,500.
