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19-Year-Old Killed In Head-On Crash On Drew Street In Clearwater

One driver died at the scene and the other driver was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg as a trauma alert.

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One driver died at the scene and the other driver was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg as a trauma alert.
One driver died at the scene and the other driver was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg as a trauma alert. (Clearwater Police )

CLEARWATER, FL — A 19-year-old Tampa man has died following a head-on crash on Drew Street Wednesday.

The accident occurred at 12:41 p.m. Wednesday on Drew Street between Highland Avenue and Crest Avenue.

Clearwater police said Lacedric Graham was driving a Toyota Corolla west on Drew when he crossed the center line and struck a Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by Nicholas Fritz, 78, head-on.

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Graham died at the scene. Fritz was taken to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg as a trauma alert. He is in serious condition.

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