{"id":353195,"date":"2026-07-26T23:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T23:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/353195\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T23:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T23:04:08","slug":"man-charged-with-dui-after-driving-into-active-crime-scene-hcso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/353195\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with DUI after driving into active crime scene: HCSO"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office <\/p>\n

TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrested a 29-year-old man after he drove into an active fatal traffic crash that was under investigation.<\/p>\n

Man drives into active crime scene <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

HCSO said around 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning, deputies were working the scene of a traffic fatality at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and North 43rd Street.<\/p>\n

Deputies saw a blue Kia Sportage drive right onto the sidewalk where the investigation was taking place. The driver ignored marked patrol cars with lights that were blocking the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the driver, Leela Padileti, 29, was boxed in, he was put under a field sobriety test.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office <\/p>\n

Body camera footage shows Padileti telling deputies he had a few drinks at a club in St. Pete before arriving at the scene. Deputies arrested Padileti after failing the field sobriety exercise.<\/p>\n

When Padileti realized he was being detained, he asked deputies if he could try the test again.<\/p>\n

HCSO said Padileti is now facing a DUI charge.<\/p>\n

The Source: This article was written using information from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

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