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Miami Herald
05-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Hypocritical Sheriff Caught Speeding In A Lamborghini On Video
Whether you'll admit it or not, everyone's broken the speed limit at least once. Maybe it was an accident. Maybe, like Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno, you just wanted to show off. A few days ago, The Florida Trident posted a video showing Sheriff Marceno hammering the throttle in a black Lamborghini Huracan Spyder, racing a friend in a Corvette. This footage was taken on South Tamiami Trail in Estero, Florida, by Ken Romano, a jeweler from Bonita Springs and apparently a former friend of Marceno's. The sheriff was behind the wheel of the Huracan, speeding alongside Romano in a Corvette. The video shows both cars doing over 70 mph in a 50 zone, more than enough to get a speeding fine. Romano shouts, "Yeah, juice that motherf*cker!" and Marceno responds in kind, dropping a gear and letting the naturally aspirated V10 sing. Honestly, who can be blame him. A sheriff racing down a public road in a Lamborghini might sound like something out of a Fast & Furious sequel, but this story isn't all fun and games. Just last month, Marceno posted on Facebook that he has "zero tolerance for street racing" after his deputies arrested a teenager for doing just that. He emphasized his dislike toward it by saying "Driving at excessive speeds and putting yourself, your passengers, and others on the road at risk is an incredibly selfish decision. My deputies will continue to patrol the roads of Lee County, ensuring drivers make smart choices or they will face the consequences." If that sounds hypocritical, it's because it is. So far, nothing. The Florida Trident reached out to the sheriff's office but got no response. Ken Romano also declined to comment. Look, we get it. Car people like speed. But when the guy who preaches "zero tolerance" gets caught doing exactly what he condemns, it hits different. Whether Sheriff Marceno faces any consequences remains to be seen. But one thing's clear: the badge doesn't make you untouchable. The law applies to everyone - even those who enforce it. Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Drive
01-07-2025
- The Drive
Sheriff Allegedly Caught Street Racing in a Lamborghini After Claiming 'Zero Tolerance' for Street Racing
The latest car news, reviews, and features. I'm not sure anyone is shocked when they find out that even cops break the law. Some break it more than others, of course, but this story really isn't about that. Instead, it's about Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno in Florida, who issued a press release earlier this month saying he has 'zero tolerance for street racing' after catching an 18-year-old in the act. The Florida Trident claims that the statement was bogus, as a video purportedly shows Sheriff Marceno himself street racing a Corvette in a black Lamborghini Huracan Spyder. The clip is short at just nine seconds long. It was allegedly filmed by Bonita Springs jeweler Ken Romano, who the Trident writes was cruising down the six-lane South Tamiami Trail alongside Sheriff Marceno. At the start, the Corvette driver says, 'Yeah, juice that motherf*cker!' His callout is met with a downshift and a highway pull, in which the Corvette goes 74 mph without catching the Lambo. The speed limit on that stretch of road is 50 mph. Marceno and Romano have a controversial pre-existing relationship that goes beyond the scope of this blog. What's more relevant is that Marceno has repeatedly taken a hard public stance on street racing, posting about it on the Lee County Sheriff's Office Facebook account multiple times this year. The LCSO even shared a video with bodycam footage from Operation Street Takeover, in which they made 67 traffic stops, issued 74 citations, and made nine arrests. In another post, the sheriff talked about sending reckless drivers to jail, aka 'Motel Marceno.' 'Driving an [sic] excessive speed and putting yourself, your passengers, and others on the road at risk is an incredibly selfish decision,' Marceno wrote in a press release on June 5. 'My deputies will continue to patrol the roads of Lee County, ensuring drivers make smart choices or they will face the consequences.' Marceno is currently serving his second full term as Lee County Sheriff. The local News-Press writes that since 2021, Marceno's salary has increased from $178,000 to $261,000. Still, there's no confirmation that the Huracan Spyder—which lists for anywhere between $200,000 and $260,000 on DuPont Registry—belongs to him. Locals posting on social media don't seem surprised by the video. And while it's unclear when the footage was taken, I found it shared on Facebook as early as September 2024, though the Florida Trident only uploaded it to YouTube last week. The Drive has reached out to the Lee County Sheriff's Office for comment and will update this story with any response. Got a tip or question for the author? Contact them directly: caleb@
