Carrollwood Man Charged in Latest Wrong-Way Driving Incident

A 34-year-old Carrollwood man was charged with DUI early Thursday morning following a wrong-way driving incident on the Veterans Expressway.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Daniel Palmer was heading northbound in the southbound lanes near Memorial Highway around 3:24 a.m. Deputies were able to pull over the gold Toyota Camry Palmer was driving in the area of Wilskey Boulevard.

“Upon making contact with the driver and the only occupant of the vehicle, deputies detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from the driver, delayed reaction, watery and red bloodshot eyes,” an email to media from the sheriff’s office stated.

The driver was subsequently tested for intoxication and blew 0.172 and 0.165, the email said.

Wrong-way driving incidents have plagued the Tampa Bay area in recent months. Eleven people have died as a result of wrong-way crashes.

Photo credit: Daniel Palmer/Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

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