DUI Accident Kills One Leaving Five Injured
According to Bay News 9, on October 20, 2008, a car crash in Tampa has left one person is dead and five others seriously injured.
Police reported that Justin Jones, the driver responsible, was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Jones, 26-years-old, was driving near the intersection of Hillsborough and Himes shortly before midnight when he ran a red light and crashed into a tractor trailer truck. Traveling in the car with Jones was five other passengers, one of which died at the scene of the accident. The remaining four passengers, as well as the driver of the semi truck, were taken to surrounding hospitals with a range of injuries. Justin Jones was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter, he is temporarily incarcerated at Orient Road Jail.
An estimated 310,000 persons were injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol was present -- an average of one person injured approximately every 2 minutes according to FARS.
When you drink and drive you run the risk of injuring yourself or more importantly those around you. Remember to always be responsible. Here at Distasio Law Firm we are empathetic for those who have been hurt by reckless drivers.
Scott Distasio
Tampa Personal Injury Lawyer
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