24-year-old road ranger hit, killed while working crash in Pasco County

Photo: Florida Highway Patrol

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said a road ranger was hit and killed while working the scene of a crash on Sunday night in Pasco County.

Officials said Florida Department of Transportation road rangers responded to a crash on I-75 at mile marker 274 at around 8:28 p.m. on July 12.

Shortly after they arrived, FHP said an Acura MDX drove between the ranger’s vehicles and struck one of the road rangers, who was outside the vehicle setting a lane closure.

The ranger, a 24-year-old Brandon man, suffered fatal injuries at the scene, per FHP.

FHP said the Acura driver, 40-year-old D of Bradenton, was later arrested for DUI manslaughter after providing a breath sample of 0.334.

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