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An alleged drunk driver is behind bars after a car crash in Wesley Chapel left a woman dead.
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Robert Christopher Freeman left the scene of the accident and went home with the injured woman, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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Freeman was charged with DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
Florida Wesleyan Church – An alleged drunk driver is behind bars after a car crash in Wesley Chapel left a woman dead.
what we know
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Robert Christopher Freeman, 37, of Wesley Chapel, was driving a Saturn SL1 southbound on Bay Pines Drive around 8:30 Monday night when he lost control of the vehicle, crossed the northbound lane and struck a tree.
Police said a 38-year-old Wesley Chapel woman who was a passenger in the vehicle was seriously injured in the crash.
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According to FHP, Freeman left the scene of the accident and returned home with the injured woman.
Photo courtesy Pasco County Sheriff’s Office
The woman was taken to a local hospital where she later died from her injuries, police said.
Freeman, who was not injured in the crash, provided a breath sample of 0.269, more than three times the legal limit.
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Freeman was charged with DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
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This article was written based on information provided by the Florida Highway Patrol.
