Uber driver and passenger died after a stolen vehicle being chased by police crashed into their vehicle on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County, Florida
FHP: Driver of stolen vehicle crashes into Uber, killing two on Skyway Bridge
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened in the southbound lanes just before 11 p.m. on the bridge near the northern rest area. The resulting crash and investigation kept the lanes closed until 7 a.m. Thursday morning, thwarting a.m. traffic.
2 killed, 3 seriously injured in crash involving Uber and stolen Mustang
Troopers said the driver, Leosvany Arias Roman, 22, crashed into a Hillsborough County deputy's patrol vehicle before fleeing south on Interstate 275 at a high rate of speed.
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