GIBSONTON, Fla. — A 21-year-old Oregon man faces DUI manslaughter and driving without a license resulting in death charges after a crash killed another driver Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened around 3:45 a.m. Oct. 10 at Gibsonton Drive and U.S. 41.
Troopers said Pablo Mendez-Leyva was driving a Ford pickup west on Gibsonton Drive when he entered the intersection against a red light and struck a Cadillac Escalade traveling north on U.S. 41.
Both drivers were taken to hospitals. The Escalade’s driver, a 54-year-old Gibsonton man, later died from his injuries, FHP said. His name was not released.
Troopers arrested Mendez-Leyva and took him to the Orient Road Jail.
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