FHP: 3 taken to the hospital after wrong-way crash on I-75, DUI investigation underway

PALMETTO, Fla. - A wrong-way driver caused a crash on I-75 just south of 69th Street in Manatee County early Monday morning, troopers said. 

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 23-year-old Palm Harbor man was driving a BMW sedan north in the southbound lanes of the major highway around 1:18 a.m.

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According to officials, a 70-year-old Port Charlotte man was driving a Chevrolet SUV south (the right way) with a 69-year-old woman when the 23-year-old crashed into the SUV.

Troopers say both drivers and the passenger suffered injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.

Authorities say a DUI investigation is ongoing and charges are pending.