Crime & Safety
Racing Car On St. Pete's I-275 Causes Crash, Rollovers: Police
Three cars flipped over in an interstate crash that was caused by racing, police said. Authorities have charged a St. Petersburg driver.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Florida Highway Patrol has charged a 34-year-old St. Petersburg man with racing and reckless driving for racing his car along Intestate 275 Northbound near the Roosevelt exit, which caused a multiple car accident on May 12.
The driver's car started to spin as he raced another driver on the interstate, and it spun into another car, investigators said. The collision caused both cars to flip over, and as the vehicle that was originally racing flipped, it also hit another car and caused it to flip over, Florida Highway Patrol said.
The driver in the third vehicle suffered minor injuries. Drivers in the first two vehicles didn't suffer any injuries, said authorities.
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Florida Highway Patrol has not released the name of the 34-year-old driver who is charged with racing and reckless driving. The crash report does say that all three drivers were wearing seatbelts.
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