DUI Crash
News update: Teens arrested for fatal crash on Adamo Dr near 50th St
TAMPA, FL – Officers have arrested two teens for their role in a fatal collision on Adamo Dr near 50th St on July 24, according to ABC Action News. The accident happened when Kristopher Trenker, 19, started an illegal street race with a 17-year-old male. The two raced each other at speeds up to 120 mph. The 17-year-old driver swerved to avoid
News: Driver fatally strikes another vehicle near Golden Groves Estates
SEMINOLE, FL – A driver ran a red light and fatally collided with another vehicle at Seminole Blvd and 102nd Ave N Saturday, according to Fox 13. Brent Rozic, 49, was driving a GMC Denali pickup truck west on 102nd Ave N at excessive speeds when he drove around stopped traffic at the intersection with Seminole Blvd, ran a red light, and
News: Alleged impaired driver strikes patrol vehicle, injures deputy near Quail Run
GREATER NORTHDALE, FL – An alleged impaired driver collided with a patrol vehicle and injured a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy at N Dale Mabry Hwy and Ehrlich Rd Sunday. According to WFLA, Carlos Gutierrez Aquino ran a red light and collided with the patrol vehicle around 6 a.m. The collision spun the patrol vehicle into a car at the intersection. First
DUI Accidents
Driving under the influence is a criminal offense in every state. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reported 5,106 alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes in 2018, which is the last available statistic. Of these 5,106 accidents, there were 810 deaths and thousands of serious injuries. Since the person driving under the influence is often unable to react quickly or make
News: Alleged impaired driver collides with motorcyclist on 30th St
TAMPA, FL – According to WFLA, a woman believed to be impaired collided with a motorcyclist head-on while heading the wrong way down 30th St Saturday. Hannah Lynn Peters was driving north on 30th St with a five-year-old child in the car when she strayed into the southbound lanes and struck the victim head-on at around 4 a.m. Following the collision, Peters
News Update: Woman found incompetent to stand trial for DUI on Sunshine Skyway Bridge
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The woman who allegedly drove drunk and collided with a patrol car on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on March 6 has been found incompetent to stand trial. Kristen Kay Watts, 52, was driving a BMW at excessive speeds on I-275 when she drove through a road closure for a 10 K race on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. A
News: Former deputy arrested for DUI manslaughter
TAMPA, FL – Authorities charged a former deputy with two counts of DUI manslaughter in connection with a fatal crash on the Courtney Campbell Causeway on April 13. According to ABC Action News, Joshua Roelofs, 33, was driving Nissan GT-R at around 100 mph when he collided with the rear of a Kia Sorrento around 3:42 a.m. The impact caused the Kia
