DUI/Traffic — Brandon, FL — reported 2026-07-15

SUMMARY

A driver was charged with DUI manslaughter after striking and killing a Florida Road Ranger who was assisting at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on I-75 near Lutz.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: DUI/Traffic
  • Location: Brandon, FL
  • Date reported: 2026-07-15
  • Suspect: age 24
  • Victim(s): 1 (Florida Road Ranger)
  • Status: charged

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The driver, Darren Jenkins, had been arrested for DUI in Georgia last month and was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Ocala earlier Sunday.
  • Jenkins is charged with DUI manslaughter and remains in the Pasco County Jail without bond.
  • The Florida Highway Patrol says Antonio Marazita, 24, was killed while assisting at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on I-75 near Lutz.
  • Marazita had worked as a Florida Road Ranger for about a year while studying criminology and dreamed of becoming a police officer.