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Arcadia man behind bars for DUI manslaughter

FHP reported the other driver in the crash between 2 SUVs died.
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ARCADIA, Fla. — We're waiting to learn more about the man, state troopers say, was killed by an impaired driver in Arcadia Friday night.

Troopers say the crash happened on SR-31 in the area of SE Hog Bay Extension N.

They say two SUVs collided head-on just before 11:00pm and both flipped over.

One driver was killed. The preliminary report redacted the state he was from and noted that a "Positive Identification" was "Under Investigation.

Troopers say Alejandro Sanchez Maqueda, 37, was at fault and entered into on-coming traffic.

DeSoto County Jail Inmate
State troopers arrested this man, Alejandro Maqueda, 37, for DUI manslaughter following a fatal crash on SR-31 on July 12, 2024.

Maqueda is facing DUI manslaughter and two counts of DUI property damage.