A 32-year-old Collier County man wanted on DUI manslaughter charges after a crash that killed his passenger has managed to stay out of police custody for months, and investigators believe he may still be working construction jobs in the Golden Gate area. Artemio Mazariegos Roblero is accused of losing control of his vehicle while drunk on the northbound ramp of Interstate 75 near Golden Gate Boulevard, slamming into a utility pole in a wreck that overturned his car and killed the person riding with him.
According to Gulf Coast News and Weather, troopers say Mazariegos Roblero should not have been behind the wheel at all that night. Blood tests showed he was well over the legal drinking limit, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, and he sustained only minor injuries in the crash that killed his passenger. A warrant has since been issued for his arrest on DUI manslaughter charges, and Crime Stoppers says he has avoided deputies for the last few months.
A Fugitive Hiding in Plain Sight?
Crime Stoppers has publicly sought Mazariegos Roblero for months, featuring him as part of its Fugitive Friday appeals dating back to September 2025, when the tip network first asked the public for help locating him on an active felony warrant. Investigators believe he could still be in the Golden Gate area working in construction, though his exact whereabouts remain unconfirmed. It is unclear whether he has left the state entirely or simply blended back into local work in the months since the fatal crash.
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is a non-profit tip network that covers Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, and Glades counties, and it is offering a cash reward of up to $3,000 for information leading to an arrest. Tipsters can remain anonymous and can reach the organization by phone at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477), through the P3 Tips app, or through its website.
What Florida Law Says About DUI Manslaughter
If caught, Mazariegos Roblero would face Florida's DUI manslaughter statute, which classifies the offense as a second-degree felony carrying a mandatory minimum of four years and up to 15 years in state prison, along with a $10,000 fine, under Section 316.193 of the Florida Statutes. A conviction also triggers permanent revocation of his driver's license, though first-time offenders may eventually apply for a hardship license after a mandatory five-year waiting period and completion of DUI education programs, according to the Galigani Law Firm. Under revisions known as Trenton's Law, a second DUI manslaughter conviction would be reclassified as a first-degree felony, raising the maximum prison exposure to 30 years, per the Rocky Brancato Law Offices.
A Familiar and Dangerous Stretch of I-75
The interchange ramps around Golden Gate Parkway and Golden Gate Boulevard sit along a primary high-speed corridor connecting Naples to the Alligator Alley highway system, according to WINK News. It is a stretch of road that has seen other severe impaired-driving cases in recent months. In March, Collier County authorities arrested a 24-year-old driver on DUI manslaughter charges after a wrong-way crash on I-75 near mile marker 110 killed a 96-year-old Naples man, a case Hoodline covered in its own reporting at the time. The following month, a 32-year-old driver with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.159 was arrested after slamming into a parked Florida Highway Patrol cruiser on Alligator Alley, an incident that left a trooper severely hurt.
Despite those incidents, Collier County Sheriff's Office safety data shows the county maintains the second-lowest traffic fatality rate and fourth-lowest crash rate among Florida counties with populations exceeding 200,000 residents. Statewide, alcohol-related crashes remain a persistent problem: Florida recorded 5,132 alcohol-confirmed crashes in 2023, resulting in 363 fatalities and 3,104 injuries, according to data compiled by Drive Sober Florida. For now, the identity of the passenger who died in the Golden Gate crash, the exact date of the collision, and whether Mazariegos Roblero remains in Florida are all questions investigators have not yet publicly resolved.
