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Florida Woman Charged with DUI After Wrong-Way Driving

4/17/2026

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Kami Ellis, 52, a Florida woman, was charged with DUI after a Tampa stop for driving the wrong way and jumping a curb.
Body camera footage shows Ellis struggling to produce her driver's license, offering a credit card and a gift card.
She exhibited severe impairment, failing to balance, and recorded blood alcohol contents of 0.204 and 0.209.
Ellis was released on a $1,000 bond after arrest.

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Story summary

Kami Ellis, 52, a Florida woman, was charged with DUI after a Tampa stop for driving the wrong way and jumping a curb.
Body camera footage shows Ellis struggling to produce her driver's license, offering a credit card and a gift card.
She exhibited severe impairment, failing to balance, and recorded blood alcohol contents of 0.204 and 0.209.
Ellis was released on a $1,000 bond after arrest.