Woman Charged With DUI After Crashing Into FHP Patrol Vehicle

An Escambia County woman was charged with driving under the influence after hitting a Florida Highway Patrol patrol vehicle on I-110 Saturday night.

The FHP trooper was blocking an outside lane of the interstate with traffic cones and his Dodge Charger with emergency lights activated at 10:50 p.m.

Stacy M. Paros, 45, failed to move over veered into the lane, striking a traffic cone and the left front of the patrol vehicle, according to a FHP report. She was charged with a DUI and a violation of the move over law. She was later released from the Escambia County Jail on a $500 bond.

There were no injuries in the crash.

This was the second crash involving a FHP trooper in which a driver was charged with DUI during the weekend in Escambia County. For details on the first crash, click here.