Skyway Bridge Wrong-Way Driver Hits Off-Duty Hillsborough Officer Head On

An off-duty Hillsborough County deputy was left with serious injuries after he was hit by a drunk, wrong way driver on the Skyway Bridge. Both are currently hospitalized after the officer was hit head-on after seeing the driver was on the wrong side of the road. After being tested it was determined that the drunk driver was impaired more than three times the legal limit. After the accident he fled the scene but was later found by the St. Pete police department and was arrested.

On Wednesday evening, an officer driving on the Skyway Bridge noticed a wrong-way driver going north in the southbound lanes. 25-year-old Yosman Alexander Ixpata Xitumul, was driving his Dodge Ram pickup the wrong-way for an unknown reason. The trooper attempted to stop him but was unsuccessful. The off-duty officer then tried to overtake the high-speed vehicle and crashed. Xitumul nearly hit him head-on when they both collided as the 33-year-old deputy was driving a Ford F150 at marker 17.

Xitumul then fled the scene after getting into that huge car crash. He ran on foot but was luckily found later and arrested by St. Petersburg police. Both the deputy and the suspect were seriously injured and needed to be rushed to nearby hospitals. After testing Xitumul's blood-alcohol level it was determined that he was impaired more than three times the legal limit.

According to WFLA, "He was charged with DUI with serious injury, DUI with property damage, aggravated fleeing to elude with serious injury, reckless driving with injury and damage, leaving the scene with injury, leaving the scene with property damage, driving with a suspended license and no proof of insurance in a crash." Our Thoughts and prayers go out to the deputy who was involved in the car crash.

According to the Federal Bureau Of Investigation, the definition of a mass shooting is an event in which one or more individuals are actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area. I live in St. Petersburg and there was 1 mass shooting that happened on March 31st.Thankfully nobody died but there were 4 people injured. With that being said, St. Pete is not one of the Florida cities that have the most mass shootings this year. You will find the cities below.

We are only in August and I was was shocked that there has already been 261 mass shootings in the United States. According to CBS news, 72 of those mass shootings happened in the month of June. Over the span of three days in June there were 14 mass shootings. Several incidents occurred including the one in Michigan where a man pulled up to a splash pad and opened fire. Thankfully nobody died but 9 were injured. There was also a drive by shooting in fort Lauderdale that left one person dead and four injured. I really wish we could solve this gun violence problem in America, but I don't think it will ever happen.

When I first researched this information, I was shocked at some of the cities that made the list. Before looking below, what cities would you guess had the most mass shootings? Each of the cities below has had 2 mass shootings so far in 2024. There were not casualties in some of these incidents. There were however people injured in all of them. Please stay safe and always be aware of your surroundings. Below you will find the 5 Florida cities with the most mass shootings in 2024.

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Palm Bay is one of the Florida cities with the most mass shootings in 2024. The first mass shooting incident happened January 20, 2024. 3 victims were killed and two of them were injured. The second mass shooting incident happened on January 28, 2024. 3 victims were killed and two were injured. The suspect in this situation was also killed.

I love Orlando but they are also a Florida city with the most mass shootings in 2024. The first incident happened on  February 28, 2024. 1 person was killed and 6 were injured. On April 11th, 2024, the second mass shooting in Orlando took place. 1 person was killed and 3 were injured.

The first mass shooting of 2024 happened in Pensacola on June 2nd. Nobody was killed but 4 people were inured. The second mass shooting happened on July 28th. 2 people were killed and 5 victims were injured.

The first mass shooting of this year that happened in Fort Lauderdale was on June 14th. 1 person was killed and 4 victims were injured. The second mass shooting happened July 8th were 2 people were killed and 3 were injured.

Tampa has also had two shootings so far in 2024. The first shooting happened on June 23rd where 1 was killed and 3 people were injured. The second one happened on July 5th were 5 people were injured.