TAMPA, Fla. — A wrong-way driver collided with another vehicle, leading to a four-car crash on Interstate 275 in Tampa late Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said.
Officials said the wrong-way driver, a 21-year-old Tampa man operating a Chevy Silverado, was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes after being involved in a hit-and-run crash along Fowler Avenue. The man then struck another vehicle south of Fowler Avenue.
According to FHP, north of Busch Boulevard, while continuing southbound in the wrong direction, the Silverado collided nearly head-on with a Toyota Corolla driven by a 24-year-old Tampa man. Both vehicles overturned, and the Silverado caught fire.
As the Corolla overturned, it collided with a Toyota Camry driven by a 26-year-old man from Wesley Chapel. That Camry then rotated and struck another Toyota Camry driven by a 38-year-old Tampa man.
The Silverado driver suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The Corolla driver died at the scene. Neither Camry driver was injured.
FHP said criminal charges are pending against the wrong-way driver.
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