A driver was detained after they crashed into a toll booth in Florida, killing an attendant before driving into the ocean on Monday, authorities said.
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The incident happened around 12:40 p.m. in Daytona Beach Shores when the pickup truck crashed into a beach ramp toll booth occupied by the attendant, Volusia County Sheriff’s Office officials said.
The truck continued onto the beach and into the ocean, authorities said.
The toll booth attendant received medical attention but didn’t survive her injuries, the sheriff’s office said.
Officials said the driver of the truck was detained while the crash was being investigated.
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Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood told reporters that witnesses said the female driver of the truck tried to flee but became stuck in the sand.
“The suspect in this case, she’s being tested for impairment, we’re gonna do a blood draw and a breathalyzer on her and see what charges stem from that,” Chitwood said. “I can just tell you being up at the truck there’s a heavy odor, for me, a heavy odor of alcohol you could smell from the passenger side of the vehicle.”
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