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Passenger Dies In Rollover Crash In Clearwater

A passenger was killed Tuesday during a crash in which a vehicle flipped several times, striking a telephone pole and a tree.

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Amonie Major-Boone, 19, of Clearwater was charged with vehicular homicide. (Pinellas Sheriff)
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A passenger was killed Tuesday during a crash in which a vehicle flipped several times, striking a telephone pole and a tree. (Eddie Michels photo)

CLEARWATER, FL — A passenger was killed Tuesday during a crash in which a vehicle flipped several times, striking a telephone pole and a tree.

Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to the single-vehicle crash at 12:22 p.m. on Douglas Avenue near Vista Way. The vehicle was southbound on Douglas Avenue when it went out of control.

Police believe excessive speed caused the crash.

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Gerard Marshall Fils-Aime, 19, died at the scene. The driver, Amonie Major-Boone, 19, of Clearwater was charged with vehicular homicide after being treated at Bayfront Health St.Petersburg.

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