HCSO: Wrong Way Driver Sets Car on Fire on I-75 in Tampa

Author Coop

January 20th, 2022 7:52 PM

A woman was taken into custody after she allegedly set her car on fire on Interstate 75 in Tampa early Thursday morning, police say.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports that a woman was traveling southbound on northbound lanes on I-75 when they pulled her over between the Fletcher and Fowler exits.

According to Fox 13, police say the woman was going through a mental health crisis when she had a knife in her hand and set her car on fire.

Reports say that the woman was not arrested, however, the woman was taken into custody under the Baker Act.

You can read more on the story here.

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  Pedestrians cross a street in the snow on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. The winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the Carolinas and Georgia, where nearly 300,000 were left without power. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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  A young woman walks along Main St. on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. More than 4 inches of snow from Winter Storm Izzy has fallen with more sleet and freezing rain expected in the area for the remainder of the day. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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  People walk in the snow at Falls Park on the Reedy on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. More than 4 inches of snow from Winter Storm Izzy has fallen with more sleet and freezing rain expected in the area for the remainder of the day. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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  A UTV snow plow clears Main St. on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. More than 4 inches of snow from Winter Storm Izzy has fallen with more sleet and freezing rain expected in the area for the remainder of the day. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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  City workers distribute Ice Melt on the sidewalk on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. More than 4 inches of snow from Winter Storm Izzy has fallen with more sleet and freezing rain expected in the area for the remainder of the day. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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  People walk along Main St. in the snow on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. More than 4 inches of snow from Winter Storm Izzy has fallen with more sleet and freezing rain expected in the area for the remainder of the day. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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  A couple visits Falls Park on the Reedy with their dog on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. More than 4 inches of snow from Winter Storm Izzy has fallen with more sleet and freezing rain expected in the area for the remainder of the day. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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  People ride bicycles and run along Main St. on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. More than 4 inches of snow from Winter Storm Izzy has fallen with more sleet and freezing rain expected in the area for the remainder of the day. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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  Pedestrians cross a street as motorists drive through the snow on January 16, 2022 in Greenville, South Carolina. The winter storm brought snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of the Carolinas and Georgia where it left nearly 200,000 without power. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

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