Crime & Safety
Woman Killed In Plant City Crash; Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide
Troopers said the force of the crash split the car in half. A woman passenger was thrown from the car and died at the scene.
PLANT CITY, FL — A Plant City man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter following a crash that killed a woman Saturday night.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at 11:30 p.m., a pickup truck driven by Rodolfo Ezekiel Frias, 20, was heading west at a high rate of speed on State Road 574, approaching the intersection of North Forbes Road, when it collided with a car turning left at the intersection.
Troopers said the force of the crash split the car in half. A woman passenger was thrown from the car and died at the scene.
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The driver, a 43-year-old man from Sydney, suffered serious injuries.
Frias was not injured. Troopers charged him with vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter.
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