Articles Tagged with St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – An 11-year-old girl and another passenger from a minivan were sent to the hospital after they were struck by a speeding driver who ran a red light while fleeing from police. 

WTSP said the events leading up to this crash started at 9 a.m. on Monday when a St. Petersburg officer tried to pull over the speeding driver on 1st Avenue South, who was operating a Mercedes SUV without a valid tag that was said to have been temporary and fake. The Mercedes driver — 19-year-old Ajaye Morrer — ignored the offer’s order and drove away, thus initiating the pursuit. 

A short time after driving away, Morrer then struck the minivan on 31st Street South. The chase was terminated, and Morrer was apprehended by police. 

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A man and woman sustained minor wounds, and a 2-year-old boy was ejected from a car, suffering serious wounds after a collision Friday. 

ABC Action News said the toddler’s driver, a 40-year-old St. Petersburg woman, had proceeded through a stop sign on 41st Avenue North, which led her to collide with a Chevy Silverado pickup truck. 

Florida Highway Patrol confirmed that the toddler was not wearing his seatbelt properly, resulting in the ejection. 

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – When a driver of a Ford F-150 turned left, he collided with a Ford Mustang, leading his pickup truck to roll over, claiming his passenger’s life Monday. 

According to FOX 13 News, this crash happened before 10 a.m. when the Ford F-150 driver, a 43-year-old man, turned to turn left into the Raceway gas station parking lot on Gandy Boulevard and crashed into the Mustang. 

The impact led the Ford F-150 passenger, a 58-year-old man from St. Petersburg, to succumb to fatal wounds, while both drivers were able to walk away from the collision unscathed. 

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A 21-year-old man died on Monday after he fell out of a stolen gray Jeep Cherokee in the Melrose-Mercy neighborhood before 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10th. 

ABC Action News said the 21-year-old man, who has been identified as Vincent Green, leaped onto the Jeep but then fell as the driver — 22-year-old Ke’Andrae Davis — sped off on 20th Street South. 

Davis lost control of the Jeep, causing it to overturn. He fled the scene and was later apprehended by the St. Petersburg Police Department on Wednesday, Feb. 14th. He will face vehicular homicide charges, police confirmed.