Wrong-Way Driver Crashed Into Cruiser, Deputies Say

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Tuesday morning wrong-way crash involving two of its own. A motorist suffering from a medical emergency ended up hospitalized following the collision.

According to the agency, Deputies Martin Eisner and Randall Dorr were on duty, heading south on 71st Street North around 1:29 a.m. Dec. 20. As Eisner attempted to make a left turn onto 62nd Avenue North on a green light, the front driver’s side door of his Chevrolet Tahoe cruiser was struck by an oncoming Trailblazer.

Deputies say the Trailblazer was heading south in the northbound curb lane of 71st Street North at the time. Its driver was Peter Sperico, 52, of St. Petersburg, according to an email from the agency.

When paramedics arrived on the scene, they realized Sperico “had an extremely low blood sugar level,” the email noted. He was taken to a local hospital with injuries that are described as not life threatening.

The investigation into the crash remains active. The sheriff’s office said Dorr and Eisner were not injured in the crash.

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