Fatima Hollis, 48, injured in a collision with an allegedly intoxicated driver on the Brookport Bridge in Brookport, Illinois
FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED AFTER DUI CRASH ON THE BROOKPORT BRIDGE
Police say Carl Poole, 60, of Tampa, rear-ended a vehicle at about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. The other driver, Fatima Hollis, 48, of Carbondale, was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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