Tampa Bay Injury Attorney Blog
TAMPA, FL – A man was left pinned inside his pickup truck after being rear-ended by a DUI suspect Monday morning in northwest Tampa, according to WTSP.
Deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene on Waters Avenue at around 2:43 a.m.
Officials said the suspect, 33, appeared to be under the influence when he crashed his vehicle into the back of the victim’s Dodge Ram pickup truck. The high-speed collision sent the pickup into a tree, leaving the victim with serious injuries to one of his lower legs. He was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital in stable condition.
The causing driver was arrested for an investigation into DUI with serious bodily injury.
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