A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper is thanking the many drivers who stopped to help him during an altercation where he was punched in the face and forced to wrestle with a man on the side of the road.
The roadside scene, which occurred on the side of I-4 in Tampa, was caught on a dashcam video.
According to 10 Tampa Bay, Officer Ruiz was dispatched just before 10 AM on Friday and was sent to find out why the man was strolling on the side of the interstate with a duffel bag.
Ruiz approached the man, who FHP identified as Alexander Hernandez Delgado. After a brief conversation and Ruiz trying to put him into the back of the car, Delgado became aggressive and is seen on video punching the Florida Highway Patrol Trooper directly in the face.
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