Crime & Safety
Tampa Woman In Critical Condition Following Wrong-Way Crash
A 25-year-old St. Petersburg man accused of drunk driving is being blamed for a wrong-way crash that critically injured a 24-year-old Tampa
ST. PETERSBURG — A 25-year-old St. Petersburg man accused of drunk driving is being blamed for a wrong-way crash that critically injured a 24-year-old Tampa woman.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at about 1:50 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, Andy Andreia Cuff Jr. made a U-turn on the Howard Frankland Bridge and began traveling south in the northbound lanes, crashing head on into a Hyundai driven by Andrea Nicole Rusch.
Both were transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital, troopers said.
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Cuff was later released and charged with driving under the influence with serious injury and driving in the wrong direction.
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