Punta Gorda woman charged in fatal wrong-way crash
Published: March 4, 2021 1:52 PM EST
Updated: March 4, 2021 1:53 PM EST
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Olivia Hernandez, 37, was arrested Thursday by the Florida Highway Patrol in Sarasota.
She faces charges of DUI manslaughter, DUI serious bodily injury and DUI property damage for a Dec. 14 crash on I-75. Troopers say Hernandez was driving south in the northbound lanes between Jacaranda Boulevard and Laurel Road when her SUV collided with another vehicle.
The crash left the 21-year-old male driver of that car dead and his 16-year-old female passenger with serious injuries. They were from Lauderdale Lakes and Pembroke Pines, respectively.