Florida Crime Report
Florida authorities cited Jack Doherty for driving while using a phone after his livestream captured a McLaren hydroplaning into a guardrail.
Prepared for Crimes of the Week | Verified through July 30, 2026
Summary
Doherty was driving a McLaren during heavy rain while a livestream was active.
Video appeared to show him looking at or handling a phone shortly before losing control.
The car hydroplaned and struck a guardrail.
Passenger and cameraman Michael David suffered minor injuries and was seen bleeding.
Florida Highway Patrol cited Doherty for driving while using a handheld device.
He pleaded not guilty.
The traffic case is distinct from a later, unrelated drug and resisting arrest in November 2025.
The accident footage itself became a central piece of public evidence.
1. The Crime or Misconduct
Doherty was driving a McLaren during heavy rain while a livestream was active.
Video appeared to show him looking at or handling a phone shortly before losing control.
The central legal question is whether the evidence proves the charged conduct or supports the reported disciplinary outcome. The unusual object, food, slogan, vehicle or social-media angle may explain why the case attracted attention, but it does not alter the required burden of proof.
2. Crime Location
The reported event occurred at Florida highway during heavy rain. Exact residential addresses and unnecessary identifying information are omitted.
3. Date and Time
The relevant reported date or period was October 5, 2024. Later procedural developments are reflected in the case-status section.
4. Police Department or Investigating Authority
The matter was handled by Florida Highway Patrol. Court and disciplinary bodies may have become involved after the initial investigation.
5. Defendant or Subject Name
The person or people identified in the public record were Jack Doherty.
6. Age
The reported age or age range was 21.
7. Charges or Proceeding
The principal charge or proceeding was Driving while using a handheld phone.
The precise wording of a charge can change through amendment, reduction, plea negotiations or verdict. This article uses the most recent verified description available.
8. Bond Amount or Custody
Traffic citation rather than a custodial bond case.
9. Conviction
The available public record did not establish a final conviction. The subject must be described according to the current procedural status rather than as guilty.
10. Sentence
No final criminal sentence was verified unless specifically stated in the status or outcome above. Bond amounts and statutory maximums are not sentences.
11. Outcome
The phone-use case remained separate from Doherty’s later unrelated 2025 arrest.
Administrative actions such as termination, no-contact orders or professional discipline are separate from a criminal conviction unless the public record states otherwise.
12. Victim
Passenger and cameraman Michael David, 21, who suffered minor injuries.
Private addresses and unnecessary personal details are not included. Minor victims are not identified.
Victim Name
The victim information is limited to what was necessary and publicly reported above.
Victim Age
Any publicly reported victim age is included above. No age is inferred when the source did not provide one.
13. Thoughts
Livestreams reward immediacy, but driving demands the opposite: attention narrowed to the road. The crash turned content into evidence and placed a passenger inside the consequences. The court must decide the citation; the guardrail already recorded its own blunt review.
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This article is based on police records, court reporting and publicly available source material reviewed through July 30, 2026. An arrest or criminal charge is not proof of guilt. Later court developments may require an additional update.
