1 dead after accused DUI driver crashes into dump truck under I-4 overpass: TPD
TAMPA, Fla. - A man was killed, and two others were injured in a crash involving a dump truck early Wednesday morning in Tampa, according to police.
Officers with the Tampa Police Department responded to a crash at the intersection of I-4 W and E Columbus Drive under the overpass.
Police said the crash occurred at around 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday when a 2006 Scion sedan failed to stop at a red light at the off-ramp intersection, and the dump struck collided with it.
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When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 25-year-old black male dead in the front passenger seat of the Scion. Authorities attempted lifesaving measures on the man, and he was taken to a local hospital but ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
The driver and back seat passengers of the sedan were also taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police added that the driver of the dump truck was unharmed.
According to TPD, DUI manslaughter charges are pending on the driver of the sedan.