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Impaired driver struck, killed Road Ranger on I-75 in Pasco, troopers say 8%
By Tony Marrero0%
7/13/2026, 6:03:31 PM
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A Bradenton man was driving under the influence of alcohol Sunday night when he struck and killed a Road Ranger on Interstate 75 in Pasco County, troopers said.
The crash happened about 8:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes near the 274 milepost, just north of State Road 56, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Road Ranger, a 24-year-old Brandon man, had just arrived to assist with an earlier, unrelated two-vehicle crash and was on foot setting a lane closure when Darren Christopher Jenkins, 40, drove an Acura MDX between two Road Ranger trucks and struck him, troopers said.
Troopers arrested Jenkins on a DUI manslaughter charge after he provided a breath sample showing his blood-alcohol level was 0.334, more than four times the 0.08 level at which a driver is presumed impaired in Florida.
Jenkins was booked into the Pasco County Jail.
His custody status was not available Monday.
The Highway Patrol has not released the Road Ranger’s name.
The Road Ranger service is a program of the Florida Department of Transportation that provides traffic crash response services and no-cost roadside assistance.
Several Road Rangers have been killed or injured in crashes across the state, prompting lawmakers in 2024 to expand the state’s Move Over Law.
The law now requires motorists to move over a lane — or slow down to 20 mph below the posted speed limit if it’s not safe to move over — for any vehicle parked on the side of the road with hazard lights flashing, emergency flares or visible emergency signage.
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