PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — At 2:40 am on Saturday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) responded to a wrong-way driver traveling northbound on I-275.
According to FHP, the driver, Adonis Francisco Adames, 23, was traveling the wrong-way northbound on I-275 near milepost 50 in the southbound lanes.
Troopers intercepted the driver by placing their vehicle in Adames’ path, which resulted in the 23-year-old crashing into the patrol car.
No injuries were reported, and according to authorities, Adames was later arrested by FHP troopers for driving in the wrong direction and for a DUI after providing a breath sample of 0.148.
