Pinellas Deputy Involved In 3-Vehicle Crash In Tarpon Springs

TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a three-vehicle crash involving a deputy.

The crash occurred on Monday, Sept. 24 at 6:28 a.m. near the intersection of Trinity Boulevard and East Lake Road in unincorporated Tarpon Springs.

According to investigators, Deputy Gary Wilson, 46, was driving his 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe cruiser west in the median lane of Trinity Boulevard, approaching the intersection of East Lake Road with a red traffic light. Deputy Wilson slowed and was stopping for traffic at the intersection.

Investigators say 31-year-old Anthony Watt of New Port Richey was behind the deputy in traffic driving his 2015 Porsche Macan. Watt did not see traffic stopping in front of him and crashed his Porsche into the rear-end of a 2001 Dodge Ram being driven by 32-year-old Brett Dowd of New Port Richey.

The crash caused a chain reaction pushing Dowd's Dodge truck into the rear of Wilson's cruiser.

Paramedics responded to the scene and transported Dowd to the Medical Center of Trinity for non-life-threatening injuries. Wilson and Watt were not injured.

Watt was issued a uniform traffic citation for careless driving.

Image via Pinellas Sheriff

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