Crime & Safety
2 On Motorcycle Killed In Gandy Blvd. Crash: FL Highway Patrol
Motorcyclist, passenger killed in a Saturday evening crash on Gandy Boulevard in St. Petersburg, Florida Highway Patrol said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A motorcyclist and his passenger were killed Saturday evening in a Gandy Boulevard crash in St. Petersburg, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
An SUV was heading north in the driveway of the Goodwill store at 10596 Gandy Blvd., approaching a stop sign, around 6 p.m.
The motorcycle was traveling east on Gandy Boulevard when it hit the SUV, which drove into its path, FHP said.
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Both the motorcyclist and his passenger were thrown onto the road. Neither were wearing a helmet, the agency said.
The driver, a 58-year-old Gibsonton man, was declared dead at the scene, according to FHP.
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His passenger, a 51-year-old Phoenix woman, was brought to a local hospital where she died from her injuries.
The SUV driver, a 71-year-old St. Petersburg man, was uninjured in the crash.
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