PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 68-year-old man was arrested after he drove past construction barricades and struck two construction workers, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).

FHP said Charles Edward Kunath of Palm Harbor drove to a road where Pinellas County construction crews were working. The road was flooded and partially washed out.

Kunath drove around the barricades and vehicles indicating the road was closed, despite workers asking him to stop.

FHP said he collided with two workers: a 49-year-old man from Pinellas Park and a 49-year-old man from Clearwater. Both men were taken to a local hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

Kunath left the scene and was later found at his home by FHP troopers. He was arrested and charged with attempted vehicular homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, leaving the scene of an accident causing injury, reckless driving causing serious injury and several other traffic violations.