Crime & Safety
Fatal Central Avenue Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Injured: St. Pete Police
1 person is dead and 3 face life-threatening injuries after a truck crashed into a tree on Central Avenue, St. Petersburg police said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A late-night Central Avenue crash that left one person dead and three others seriously injured is under investigation, St. Petersburg police said in a news release Thursday morning.
A pick-up truck with four people inside crashed into a tree at the intersection of 54th Street Wednesday night just before midnight, according to police. One person was killed, and three others face life-threatening injuries.
Central Avenue remained closed for investigation Thursday morning just before 7 a.m., though it has since reopened.
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