Man Arrested For Vehicular Homicide And DUI Manslaughter Charges After Crashing Into A Car Killing The Passenger
Michael Babboni
Crash Reports
Hillsborough County - Florida Highway Patrol has announced that a person has died after A Car Crash Splits the car into two pieces and throws the female passenger from the vehicle.According to the report by FHP, the fatal crash began as a 20-year-old man Rodolfo Frias was driving a 2007 GMC Sierra pickup truck east on State Road 574. Meanwhile, according to the affidavit, a 43-year-old Hillsborough County man was going west in the left-turn lane of State Road 574 in a Mazda M3S.
According to highway patrol Frias crossed over the double yellow lines and passed eastbound traffic. Frias then sped up to “an extremely high speed,” the affidavit said. He was driving 75 mph when he “attempted to overtake” Frias.
Frias was able to pull away from him, the affidavit said. The 43-year-old man driving the Mazda began a left turn as Frias approached, the affidavit said. Frias' GMC’s front portion collided with the Mazda’s right side.
After the crash, both cars traveled east, across the southeast corner of the intersection. The force of the crash split the Mazda into two pieces, the affidavit said.
The crash threw a female passenger from the Mazda, the affidavit said. The front half of the Mazda came to a stop on the southeast corner of the intersection, on top of the woman.
The truck stopped on the shoulder of State Road 574, and the other half of the Mazda stopped east of the truck.
The female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The 43-year-old driver was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. Their names were not released.
According to the arrest affidavit, troopers found bottles of Modelo beer scattered across the floor of Frias’ truck. Frias showed signs of intoxication and failed a sobriety test, which he refused,
After the investigator read Frias his Miranda rights, Frias admitted to drinking Modelos and smoking marijuana several hours before the crash. Frias also declined to provide a voluntary blood sample, the affidavit said.
Frias was being held Monday at the Falkenburg Jail without bail, according to Hillsborough County jail records.
Story Highlights
Man Kills A Female Passenger Of Another Vehicle Saturday, December 10 In Hillsborough County
The Accident Took Place At the Intersection of State Road 574 and E Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Forbes Road in unincorporated Plant City