The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting an armored car was hit by a Hillsborough County drunk driver. The drunk driving accident sent two men to the hospital in critical condition and caused money to spill all over the roadway at U.S. 41 and Dale Mabry Highway. Jose Soto of Lutz was charged with DUI, violation of right of way and driving with a suspended license.<
The two employees of the armored car company that were injured in the auto accident were taken to St. Joseph Hospital. Soto’s injuries were called minor in the story published on TBO.com. The money that spilled out onto the Pasco County road was collected by workers with Dunbar Armored.…
 
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Recent Posts in Tampa DUI CategoryApril 7, 2010
Lutz Drunk Driver Runs Into Armored Car Scattering Money All Over The RoadApril 1, 2010
Land O’ Lakes Trooper Honored For More Than 200 DUI ArrestsOne of Tampa Bay’s own has been honored for his work in stopping drunk driving in Tampa Bay. Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Michael J. Hollis was recognized in Tallahassee for arresting 203 people on DUI charges in Tampa Bay last year. March 29, 2010
Another Tampa Trolley Accident But This Time It Wasn’t Drunk DrivingAccording to police and a story on TBO.com the car that collided with a streetcar on Channelside Drive this past weekend was not driven by a drunk driver, unlike another trolley car collision in Tampa in January. The most recent crash seems to be the fault of a driver who did not see a stop sign and is expected to be cited with a Florida traffic ticket. March 23, 2010
Fighting Drunk Driving Gets South Tampa Bar Recognized By Hillsborough County SheriffsIf you are familiar with South Tampa and Hyde Park, you know MacDinton’s. The popular Irish pub located right on South Howard Avenue is packed to the brim with patrons every weekend but no bar does a better job at combating drunk driving in Tampa as MacDinton’s, that is according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office. March 19, 2010
Fighting Drunk Driving Gets South Tampa Bar Recognized By Hillsborough County SheriffsEarly this morning police spotted a SUV driving very slowly with its lights off. The officers suspected DUI and attempted to pull the Kia Sorento over. At that point the car stopped but as soon as officers exited their vehicle 26-year-old Eric Lee Peoples took off. The officer did not chase the car due to department policy on pursuits. They did however have the man suspected of drunk driving followed by a helicopter in the area. March 19, 2010
Tampa Bay DUI Victim Asks Judge To Give Teenager A Second ChanceIn 2008, 17-year-old Hannah Nicole Price T-boned a car driven by Johnny Rae Grates and Kristina Greganova on U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills.Price allegedly had marijuana, alcohol and a tranquilizer in her system at the time of the accident. She was charged with DUI with seriously bodily injury and is facing a 10-year prison sentence. Grates and Greganova were at every hearing for the teenager up until the time Greganova passed away from cancer and Grates brought her to court in her urn. Grates had been pursuing for a long sentence for Price but that all changed this week when he asked the court to spare Price from prison for the DUI accident.… March 18, 2010
DUI Manslaughter Verdict Comes Back As Guilty For Plant City ManWe were keeping our blog-eye on a Tampa DUI manslaughter trial involving a Plant City man who did not deny drinking but his Tampa Criminal Attorney argued that despite the drunk driving he was not responsible for the accident. The crash resulted in Wyman Fletcher’s untimely death. Now Jonah Kane West is looking at 15 years in prison. March 17, 2010
Tampa DUI And Drug Charges Filed Against Man Asleep Behind The WheelA Tampa man who was discovered by police asleep behind the wheel of a running car Monday night is facing a Tampa DUI and drug charges. According to 10 Connects, Joe Ben Sirmans had cocaine and muscle relaxants with him in his car when police investigated the man and his vehicle. Sirmans was apparently driving with a suspended license at the time police found him unresponsive in the car. There were 54 tablets of Carisoprodol and 32 grams of coke along with almost $1400 in cash in the vehicle. After a DUI investigation, Sirmans was charged and his car was impounded.… March 17, 2010
Tampa DUI Manslaughter Trial Underway In Hillsborough CourtThe State of Florida presented its first witness Wednesday in the DUI manslaughter trial of Jonah Kane West. The drunk driving accident he is accused of causing killed Wyman Fletcher who the state alleges was run off the road by the drunk driver. West’s blood-alcohol level was 0.234 on the night of the accident. March 15, 2010
Tampa Drunk Driving Arrest-The Son Of The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Was Arrested For DUI SundayHillsborough County Sheriff’s arrested the son of the Pinellas–Pasco County State Attorney on charges of drunk driving in Tampa early Sunday morning. Patrick Thomas McCabe was arrested on charges of DUI with property damage after he hit a fence near the intersection of Miley and Stanley roads in Plant City. He was released on $500 bail. |
