{"id":347928,"date":"2026-07-21T23:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347928\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T23:28:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:28:36","slug":"new-york-man-arrested-in-i-75-crash-that-killed-three-in-charlotte-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/347928\/","title":{"rendered":"New York man arrested in I-75 crash that killed three in Charlotte County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\">WWSB<\/a>) &#8211; Florida Highway Patrol has arrested a New York man in connection with a March crash on Interstate 75 in Charlotte County that killed one adult and two children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Troopers arrested Ryan Richard Mowdy, 28, of Laurel, New York, following what FHP described as an exhaustive criminal investigation into the March 27 crash on northbound I-75 near Mile Marker 153.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Florida Highway Patrol has arrested a New York man in connection with a March crash on...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BOA2UAEZ7RAL7BHXZW5ZE4KPGE.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" \/>Florida Highway Patrol has arrested a New York man in connection with a March crash on Interstate 75 in Charlotte County that killed one adult and two children.(Florida Highway Patrol)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mowdy faces three counts of DUI manslaughter and three counts of vehicular homicide. He also faces charges of evidence destruction and marijuana possession, according to FHP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/07\/10\/18-year-old-parrish-woman-killed-i-75-rollover-crash-sarasota-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2026\/07\/10\/18-year-old-parrish-woman-killed-i-75-rollover-crash-sarasota-county\/\">18-year-old Parrish woman killed in I-75 rollover crash in Sarasota County<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">FHP alleges Mowdy was under the influence of marijuana when he drove a 2014 Jeep Wrangler across the interstate\u2019s grass median and into the path of a 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe. The collision killed one adult and two children, FHP said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"After the crash, Mowdy allegedly removed a small black container from the Jeep and threw it...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4ZGTWP7T5BA5DCZH2YWL7AVAUM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"734\" \/>After the crash, Mowdy allegedly removed a small black container from the Jeep and threw it over a fence into a wooded area.(Florida Highway Patrol)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">After the crash, Mowdy allegedly removed a small black container from the Jeep and threw it over a fence into a wooded area. Troopers later recovered the container, which FHP said contained marijuana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Mowdy was booked into the Charlotte County Jail. The crash remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WWSB. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. 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