Strange Florida crash may be DUI related

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Dan Jaffe

ABC Action News in Florida is reporting a strange crash that occurred overnight in Pinellas County, Florida. According to officers, the crash may be DUI related.

Alcohol a possible cause in Safety Harbor crash that injured 3 | WFTS-TV: "SAFETY HARBOR, FL -- A wild crash along Main Street overnight sent three to the hospital. 

Pinellas County deputies say a car with 2 people inside was heading east on Main Street.  After the car crossed McMullen Booth Road deputies say it began to swerve toward the sidewalk.

The car hit a pedestrian, 18-year-old Andrew Hall, from behind then slammed into two utility poles before coming to rest."

If it turns out that the accident was DUI related, the driver of the vehicle faces potentially very stiff Florida DUI penalties, and may be charged with vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.

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