2 Seriously Injured in St. Pete Motorcycle Crash

Two Tampa residents were seriously injured Wednesday night when the motorcycle they were riding was involved in a crash on Gandy Boulevard.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Linda Johnson, 60, of Tampa was stopped at the driveway access of Pinewood Village, 10441 Gandy Blvd. N., around 8 p.m. in a Honda Civic. At that time, a Suzuki GSX-R, driven by Steven Ray Mauk, 23, of Tampa was heading west on Gandy.

Johnson, the patrol wrote in a report, turned right onto Gandy and tried to change lanes into the left turn lane. When she did, her Civic drove into the path of the motorcycle. The front of the bike struck the rear of the car, the patrol said.

The motorcycle overturned, as a result, ejecting both riders.

Mauk and his passenger, Sara Beard, 22, of Tampa were both taken to Bayfront Health in St. Petersburg with serious injuries. Johnson was not injured in the crash.

Charges are pending, troopers say.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol