29-Year-Old Clearwater Man Killed When SUV Overturns In Pond

PINELLAS PARK, FL — A 29-year-old Clearwater man has died after losing control of a sports utility vehicle on the entrance ramp of 118th Avenue North approaching Interstate 275 and overturning in a retention pond.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the SUV was traveling south on the entrance ramp when it failed to negotiate a curve. It hit a median barrier and overturned in a retention pond. Both the driver and the passenger were ejected.

The driver was taken to an area hospital where he died. The 28-year-old woman passenger from St. Petersburg was uninjured.

Due to Marsy's Law, approved by Florida voters in 2018 to protect the identities of crime victims, the Florida Highway Patrol has chosen to no longer release the names of those involved in traffic accidents.