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VIDEO: FHP trooper stops wrong way driver on Florida highway

Kristi Krueger, Anchor/Health Reporter

Veronica Crespo, Digital Journalist

Published: October 21, 2024 at 5:01 PM

Tags: Florida, Caught on Camera, Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. – A wild chase was caught on camera between a Florida State Trooper and a wrong-way driver.

Dash camera video shows the driver speeding down the wrong way on the highway in Tampa on Sunday.

The trooper was able to catch up to the suspect and performed a PIT maneuver.

It took several bumps before the Kia SUV spun out.

The driver was arrested on a number of charges including DUY, fleeing from the scene of a crash and eluding officers.

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Kristi Krueger

Kristi Krueger has built a solid reputation as an award-winning medical reporter and effervescent anchor. She joined Local 10 in August 1993. After many years co-anchoring the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., Kristi now co-anchors the noon newscasts, giving her more time in the evening with her family.

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Veronica Crespo

Veronica Crespo writes for Local10.com and also oversees the Español section of the website. Born and raised in Miami, she graduated from the University of Miami, where she studied broadcast journalism and Spanish.

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