Wrong-way accidents continue to sporadically make headlines around Tampa Bay, and the latest involves a driver from Wesley Chapel.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), around 12:45 a.m. on July 30, Watergrass resident Adam Stumpf, 35, was traveling east on E. Bearss Ave. in his 2015 Toyota Tacoma near E. 148 Ave. in the westbound lane.
At the same time, Shannon Rotolo, 22, of Palm Harbor, was traveling west on Bearss Ave. in her 1999 Honda Civic and saw Stumpf headed her way in the wrong direction. Rotolo veered left into the median to avoid the truck, but Stumpf veered the same way at the last minute and the vehicles collided in the median. No one was injured.
Stumpf was arrested for driving under the influence with property damage after deputies recorded his blood alcohol content at 0.104 and 0.113, much higher than the legal limit of 0.08 . Stumpf was released on a $500 bond the same day.
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