Disgraced former Congressman Madison Cawthorn is facing new accusations that he tailgated a woman and rear-ended a Florida Highway Patrol officer.
The former North Carolina representative was seen on Interstate 75 South Monday night speaking to an injured officer, according to another driver, Alethea Shapiro — who shared video on social media of Cawthorn near a smashed-up black sports car.
Shapiro claimed the same vehicle had been tailgating her “relentlessly” just moments before.
At first, Shapiro tried to ignore the aggressive driver, “assuming the person would go around me if they were so impatient,” she told Newsweek.
“When they didn’t, I just decided to change lanes so I didn’t have to stress it.”
A few minutes later, Shapiro said traffic came to a standstill, and she realized the same black sports car had hit a Florida Highway Patrol cruiser.
