PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A suspected DUI driver was caught on video going the wrong way on a Florida interstate before crashing into a vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened on Jan. 5 on Interstate 275 in Tampa.
Dashcam video shared on social media shows the wrong-way vehicle traveling in the center lane toward another vehicle before crashing into the front of it.
According to troopers, a 49-year-old St. Petersburg man was arrested and faces charges of DUI and property damage.
#Breaking FHP Troopers arrest a 49-year-old St. Petersburg man for multiple counts of DUI Injury and Property Damage charges following a wrong-way impaired driving incident on I-275 in Pinellas County that occurred January 5th. #NoMoreVictims #TampaBay pic.twitter.com/1ySDxboov6
— FHP Tampa (@FHPTampa) January 12, 2025
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