Serious Crash Closes St. Pete's Martin Luther King Street

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- The St. Petersburg Police Department is asking motorists to steer clear of a section of Martin Luther King Street following a Thursday afternoon crash.

The agency said the road is closed in both directions following a single-car crash. The closing impacts the stretch between 44th and 46th Avenues N., the agency said.

The crash involved a car hitting a tree in a home's front yard, the agency said. The driver, a man in his 50s, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. There were no other injuries reported.

Police are not releasing further information at this time.

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