SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A naked man was spotted by drivers on June 30 disrupting traffic and climbing atop a tractor-trailer along I-75 in Sarasota County, officials confirmed with News Channel 8.
Deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a call about a man not wearing clothes running in and out of the southbound lanes of I-75, just north of the Fruitville Road exit last Thursday.
When deputies arrived, the man was taken into “protective custody,” a statement from the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities did not provide details regarding the man’s identity, but noted he was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital for a mental evaluation.
