GIBSONTON, Fla. (WWSB) – A 54-year-old Gibsonton man died after a crash early Oct. 10 at the intersection of Gibsonton Drive and U.S. 41, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened about 3:45 a.m.
FHP said Pablo Mendez-Leyva, 21, of Oregon, was driving a Ford pickup west on Gibsonton Drive when he entered the intersection against a red light. The pickup collided with a Cadillac Escalade traveling north on U.S. 41, troopers said.
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Both drivers were taken to area hospitals. The Escalade driver later died from injuries suffered in the crash, FHP said.
Troopers arrested Mendez-Leyva and took him to the Orient Road Jail. He is charged with DUI manslaughter and driving without a license resulting in death.
FHP did not release the name of the man who died.
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