Tampa Bay Injury Attorney Blog
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL – A 21-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were injured after their Acura TL was hit by an alleged DUI driver Thursday.
FOX 13 News said this collision took place around 1:45 a.m. on SR-589 North. Ramon Luis Rivera, who was the driver suspected of impairment, drove in the wrong direction, going south on SR-589 North. Rivera collided with the Acura, sustaining minor wounds. Authorities later arrested him for “DUI involving serious injury.”
Florida Highway Patrol did not specify on which side Rivera hit the Acura, only stating it was nearly struck head-on. Regardless, the man and woman, both Trinity residents, sustained serious wounds. Florida Highway Patrol did not say if the woman was transported to a hospital but did confirm the man was.
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