{"id":399559,"date":"2026-09-14T16:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399559\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T16:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:10:08","slug":"19-year-old-orlando-driver-faces-dui-charges-after-wrong-way-crash-on-i-75-fhp-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399559\/","title":{"rendered":"19-year-old Orlando driver faces DUI charges after wrong-way crash on I-75, FHP says"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A 19-year-old from Orlando is facing multiple charges, including DUI and driving on the wrong side of a divided highway, after a crash on I-75, according to News 6 news partner WJXT<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Troopers said they had received reports of a wrong-way driver on I-75 northbound early Monday morning, and a BOLO was issued for the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta.<\/p>\n

They said they found it after it crashed with a 2018 Dodge Ram just before 2:30 a.m. near State Road 26.<\/p>\n

No one was hurt.<\/p>\n

Troopers said the crash was captured on dash cam from the pick-up truck, which showed the wrong-way driver heading south on the northbound side of the highway and weaving across multiple lanes.<\/p>\n

The pick-up driver, who was in the center lane on the northbound side, swerved to avoid the wrong-way driver, but the front right of the Jetta hit the right rear of the Dodge Ram, troopers said.<\/p>\n

The impact sent the Ram spinning across the State Road 26 off-ramp, where it stopped, blocking part of the road.<\/p>\n

Troopers said the 19-year-old, identified as Gabriel Alexander Markaj, gave two breath samples, which registered at .190 and .176, and he was then charged with the following:<\/p>\n

316.090(1): Driving on Wrong Side of Divided Highway<\/p>\n

316.193(4): DUI \u2013 Alcohol .150 or Higher<\/p>\n

322.212(5)(b): Unauthorized Use\/Possession of an Altered Driver License or ID Card<\/p>\n

316.193(3)(c)1: DUI \u2013 Property Damage\/Personal Injury<\/p>\n

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