{"id":1133,"date":"2026-05-20T09:04:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:04:05","slug":"watch-man-arrested-after-driving-tesla-cybertruck-into-grapevine-lake-to-test-wade-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1133","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Man arrested after driving Tesla Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake to test &#8216;Wade Mode&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1131\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fbbacc6c2e926dfcfc377fe41114ce1a.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fbbacc6c2e926dfcfc377fe41114ce1a.webp 764w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fbbacc6c2e926dfcfc377fe41114ce1a-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p><span><strong>GRAPEVINE, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A man was arrested after police say he intentionally drove a Tesla Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake to test its &#8220;wade mode&#8221; feature.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1129\">Former Florida \u2018ex-gay\u2019 ministry president accused of contacting teen boy, 14, for sex on Snapchat<\/a><\/p> <h2>Man drives Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake<\/h2> <!-- --><div><div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"476\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1000142605805331%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0\" style=\"border-style:none;overflow:hidden;\" width=\"267\"> <\/iframe><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>What we know:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Officers were dispatched to the Katie\u2019s Woods boat ramp at Grapevine Lake just before 8 p.m. Monday.<\/p> <!-- --><p>When officers arrived, they found the Cybertruck in the water near the shoreline. The driver told officers he drove into the lake on purpose to try out the vehicle&#8217;s &#8220;wade mode.&#8221;<\/p> <!-- --><p>The driver and his passengers safely exited the vehicle before the Grapevine Fire Department&#8217;s water rescue team removed it from the lake.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1126\">Colorado reports adult death linked to hantavirus<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1132\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/331b23bad6ca5aa21205a29058bf57e1-768x432.webp\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/331b23bad6ca5aa21205a29058bf57e1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/331b23bad6ca5aa21205a29058bf57e1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/331b23bad6ca5aa21205a29058bf57e1.webp 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n <div><p><span>Jimmy Jack McDaniel<\/span> <!-- --><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><p>The driver, later identified as Jimmy Jack McDaniel, was arrested and charged with operating a vehicle in a closed section of a park or lake, having no valid boat registration and numerous water safety equipment violations.\u00a0<\/p> <!-- --><p>He remains in the Grapevine Jail as of Tuesday afternoon.<\/p> <!-- --><p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><p>&#8220;We want to remind drivers that although a vehicle may be physically capable of entering shallow freshwater areas, doing so can create legal and safety concerns under Texas law,&#8221; police said in a statement.<\/p> <!-- --><p>What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p> <!-- --><p>It remains unclear exactly what McDaniel hoped to accomplish by driving into the deep water.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=1123\">Ybor City crash survivor reunites with medical team, first responders who saved his life: \u2018A walking miracle\u2019<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man was arrested after police say he intentionally drove a Tesla Cybertruck into Grapevine Lake to test its &#8220;wade mode&#8221; feature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,35,63],"tags":[8,36,66],"class_list":["post-1133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-news","category-viral","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-news","tag-viral"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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