Driver Dies, 3 Construction Workers Injured in Crash on Howard Frankland Bridge in St. Petersburg

Troopers said the man was driving southbound on the bridge when he did not yield to construction workers and entered a closed lane in the active construction zone and slammed into a Ford F-550 working in the construction zone.

St. Petersburg Car Accident
Driver Dies After Vehicle Crash on Howard Frankland Bridge in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg, FL. – A 37-year-old man from Musella, Georgia, was killed, three construction workers injured following a traffic collision on Monday night in St. Petersburg, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The accident occurred a while before 10:00 p.m. January 12, on Howard Frankland Bridge.

Troopers said the man was driving southbound on the bridge when he did not yield to construction workers and entered a closed lane in the active construction zone and slammed into a Ford F-550 working in the construction zone.

A Nissan Titan, operated by an 18-year-old Largo man, heading southbound on the bridge was hit by the debris from the collision.

The Georgia man was killed in the crash.

The 45-year-old Tampa man driving the Ford F-550 and two other construction workers aboard the truck were transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The Nissan driver was not injured in the collision.

The incident remains under investigation.

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