Crime & Safety
Wrong-Way Skyway Bridge Crash Claims 3rd Victim: FL Highway Patrol
A car thief driving the wrong way on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Tuesday night crashed into an Uber, killing three people, FHP said.
FLORIDA — A third person has died from injuries caused by Tuesday night’s wrong-way crash on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
An Uber driver and one of his passengers were killed that night when a man driving a stolen Ford Mustang drove north in the I-275 southbound lanes to avoid law enforcement and crashed into the rideshare vehicle.
A female passenger in the Uber was brought to an area hospital with serious injuries from the crash and died overnight Friday, FHP said.
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Another passenger, as well as the Mustang's driver, Leosvany Arias Roman, 22, suffered serious injuries and were brought to area hospitals.
A 27-year-old state trooper suffered minor injuries when Roman rammed into his vehicle earlier Tuesday evening and was also brought to a nearby hospital.
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Roman, who is from Hialeah, was charged with felony murder, vehicular homicide, aggravated fleeing and eluding involving death, driving while license suspended involving death, and battery on a law enforcement officer, FHP said.
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