Wrong-way driver on Hillsborough Avenue arrested for DUI, troopers say
Booking image for Ajigunwa Ayotunde Olafemi
TAMPA, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol says one of their own was in the path of a wrong-way driver in Tampa, but, luckily, wasn’t hit.
Around 9:21 p.m. Tuesday, officials said a trooper was on DUI patrol along Hillsborough Avenue near 47th Street when he noticed a 2007 Acura SUV heading west in the eastbound lanes, approaching "directly toward him."
The trooper activated his emergency equipment to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver continued west, almost crashing into drivers heading east.
FHP says the trooper initiated a U-turn and tried again. The driver stopped and was arrested.
Officials identified the wrong-way driver as 39-year-old Ajigunwa Ayotunde Olafemi. He was arrested for DUI but refused to submit a breath test, they said.