Joel Vargas-Gonzalez, 35, killed in wrong-way crash on U.S. 41 with alleged drunk driver Ronal Vasquez-Gonzalez, 23, in Tampa, Florida
Modified Date:
Sun, 12/10/2017 - 4:02pmAccident Date:
Sunday, May 8, 2016Wrong-way crash kills 1 in Tampa
Florida Highway Patrol responded to US 41 at Dover Street in East Tampa around 12:13 a.m. where 23-year-old Ronal Vasquez-Gonzalez of Tampa was traveling southbound in the northbound lane in a Mitsubishi Eclipse.
The victim was traveling north on US 41. FHP says Vasquez-Gonzalezcollided head on with the victim’s vehicle, a Honda Civic.
Family loses father of 4 in wrong-way crash
Vargas-Gonzalez was struck and killed by a wrong-way, drunk driver Sunday night on US-41 in Dover. His sons say he was returning home after he'd given their grandfather a ride home from a family Mother's Day celebration.
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Type: Drunk Driving
Topics:
Wrong-way CrashPeople Involved:
Joel Vargas-Gonzalez
Ronal Vasquez-Gonzalez
Roadway:
U.S. 41City:
Tampa, FLCounty:
Hillsborough County, FLArea:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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