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Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Town N' Country Home

The sheriff's office said a man's blood-alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit when he crashed into a Town n' Country home.

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A man has been arrested after crashing into a Town n' Country home. (Hillsborough Sheriff)
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A man has been arrested after crashing into a Town n' Country home. (Hillsborough Sheriff)
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A man has been arrested after crashing into a Town n' Country home. (Hillsborough Sheriff)
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Marcelino Gomez Gomez has been charged with driving under the influence. (Hillsborough Sheriff)

TOWN N' COUNTRY, FL -- The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said a man's blood-alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit when he crashed into a Town n' Country home Wednesday night.

According to the sheriff's office, Marcelino Gomez Gomez, 25, was driving a Nissan Pathfinder on Paris Street West just after 9 p.m. when he lost control, hit a speed limit sign and a chain-link fence and then crashed into the concrete wall of a home in the 6100 block of Yorkshire Road.

His blood-alcohol content was .233 and .231. The legal limit is .08. He was charged with driving under the influence and driving with no valid driver's license.

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