Wrong-Way Driver Arrested By USF Police

TAMPA, FL — A 27-year-old Miami woman faces DUI charges after officers from the University of South Florida Police Department say they spotted her going the wrong way on Fletcher Avenue early Tuesday morning.

According to the police department, Atenas Febres was heading west in the eastbound lanes of Fletcher Avenue around 3:43 a.m. Tuesday. A USF police officer saw her vehicle and witnessed two vehicles take evasive action to avoid a collision, an email from the agency stated. The officer was able to stop Febres at Fletcher and 46th Street.

“An odor of an alcoholic beverage was detected upon contact with the driver,” the email noted.

Roadside sobriety tests were conducted and indicated impairment, the email said.

Febres, who is not affiliated with USF, was charged with DUI and driving on a suspended license. She was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail Tuesday morning and remained there in lieu of $750 bond Tuesday afternoon, jail records indicate.

Wrong-way driving incidents have become an ongoing concern in the Tampa Bay area. Last month, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy was killed in a wrong-way crash.

Booking photo courtesy of the Hillsborough County Jail

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