Suspected DUI driver charged with fleeing fatal ATV crash in Pasco County: FPH

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SPRING HILL, Fla. – A Spring Hill man has been arrested in connection with a fatal ATV crash that occurred Sunday evening Pasco County.

Troopers say 32-year-old Ford K. Perkins was driving a Polaris side-by-side ATV on a private road behind a Sunoco gas station at 16621 Shady Hills Road around 8:45 p.m.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Perkins began driving in circles and lost control of the ATV.

That’s when police say a 35-year-old Spring Hill man, who was sitting in the right front passenger seat, was ejected from the vehicle when it overturned. According to FHP, the ATV then ran over the man.

The man later died from his injuries.

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Troopers say Perkins ran away from the crash site but was quickly found nearby.

Perkins was arrested for DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.

A third person on the ATV was not injured in the crash.

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