On Friday, May 21, a 62-year-old Gulfport man was hit by two vehicles while running east on I-275 from southbound lanes near 22nd Avenue North. Both an SUV and a pickup truck hit him at about 7 p.m., and both drivers stopped to be questioned by police. Sergeant Steve Gaskins with the Florida Highway Patrol said that when Vehicles 1 and 2 were traveling southbound on I-275 near 22nd Avenue North, the man ran eastbound across the interstate and into their paths. The man died at the scene of the crash.
A Clearwater man was killed when his motorcycle crashed on Saturday, police said. The crash occurred around 4:14 pm at Sunset Point Road and World Parkway, according to Clearwater police. Witnesses told officers the motorcyclist ran a red light at the intersection and was speeding before the crash, which caused the accident. Police say the man was taken to a hospital where he later died. During the investigation, Sunset Point Road's westbound lanes and one eastbound lane were shut down. Since then, all lanes have been reopened.
The 66-year-old victim of a rollover accident died in St. Petersburg. At approximately 3:40 pm on May 23, 2021, the crash occurred. Lauber crashed into the Jamestown Apartments in the 8400 blocks of MLK in her 1997 Toyota Forerunner while traveling northbound on Dr. MLK St. N. She struck above-ground water main before losing control.
There was a report of a crash in the Best Buy parking lot, and both Clearwater Police and Fire & Rescue responded. On May 25, 2021, just before 11 a.m., a crash occurred in the Best Buy parking lot at the corner of Drew Street and US Highway 19. According to investigators, the driver of the red Audi lost control and collided with the parked white pickup truck and two other vehicles. A local hospital treated the injured Audi driver for minor injuries.
On Tuesday, police in Clearwater say the driver of an Audi lost control in a parking lot and ended up underneath a parked pickup truck. Pictures from the crash were shared on Twitter by the police. According to the department, the incident occurred in a Best Buy parking lot on US 19 and Drew Street. The 71-year-old driver of the Audi was checked out at Mease Countryside Hospital. Her injuries are not life-threatening, according to officials. The crash is believed to have been caused by speed.
