Event Brief
Pasco road ranger killed by drunk driver on I-75
Filed: Jul 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
Summary: FDOT road ranger fatally struck at a crash scene on I-75 in Pasco County; driver arrested for DUI manslaughter.
WHO: A 24-year-old FDOT road ranger; Darren Christopher Jenkins, 40, of Bradenton
WHAT: Road ranger was struck and killed while setting up lane closures at an I-75 crash scene
WHEN: Jul 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM ET
WHERE: Pasco County, Florida (I-75, mile marker 274)
WHY: Jenkins drove between vehicles and struck the ranger; arrested for DUI manslaughter after a breath sample of 0.334
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