Pinellas Park Police responded to a crash involving a motor vehicle and a motorcycle at approximately 8:40 p.m. on May 31, 2021. David Hollis, 67, of Pinellas Park, was the driver of the motorcycle and sustained life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The 58-year-old female driver of a 1998 green Ford F150 made a left turn into the parking lot of 9359 US Highway 19. During this time, Felton was able to make her left turn because traffic in the median and middle lane was stopped for other traffic ahead. Hollis was driving a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle north in the curb lane on US Highway 19. In order to avoid an accident, the motorcyclist changed lanes to avoid the truck entering the curb lane. As Hollis changed lanes, he crashed into the front of the truck while in the right turn lane. Investigations are still underway, but investigators say it's not speed or impairment that caused the crash.
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders and good Samaritans rescued five people, Saturday, in two separate incidents near Anclote and Indian Rocks Beach. In the first incident, watchstanders received a call about seven miles west of Anclote on VHF-FM Channel 16 from a man who had lost sight of two of his friends who were diving off his boat. Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed a small boat crew from Station Sand Key and a helicopter crew from Air Station Clearwater to launch. Boat crews from two separate good Samaritan vessels located and rescued the divers.
A serious crash on the Pinellas Bayway Sunday afternoon injured at least one person, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. The incident occurred near Leeland Street. This caused the Pinellas Bayway eastbound lanes to close in the short term. It has since reopened, according to police.
St. Pete police report the death of an 83-year-old woman in an auto collision Sunday afternoon. A minivan traveling westbound on Pinellas Bayway South attempted to turn south at Leeland St. South at approximately 2:45 p.m. When the van turned into the intersection, it collided with an eastbound Toyota Tundra. The 83-year-old woman who was a passenger in the van was seriously injured. Several hours later, she died of her injuries. There were no other injuries. An investigation is ongoing.
At approximately 8:40 p.m. on May 31, 2021, Pinellas Park Police Department officers responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and a motor vehicle in the 9300 block of northbound US Highway 19. David Hollis, 67, of Pinellas Park, was the driver of the motorcycle and sustained life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Debra Felton, 58, drove southbound US Highway 19 into the parking lot of 9359 US Highway 19. The green 1998 Ford F150 she was driving was making a left turn from southbound. Felton was able to turn left because traffic in the median and middle lanes was stopped for traffic ahead. In the curb lane of US Highway 19, Hollis was driving a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle. In order to avoid colliding with a truck, the motorcycle changed lanes. In the right turn lane, Hollis laid down his bike upon changing lanes and struck the truck's front. According to investigators, neither speed nor impairment played a role in the crash.
