ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 54-year-old Largo man was killed in a crash that happened Friday morning in St. Pete.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the Largo man was traveling southbound on US-19 in a pickup truck, in the outside lane along the exit ramp overpass leading to Welch Causeway.
Troopers say the man suffered a medical emergency and lost control of the vehicle which departed the roadway, entered the shoulder, and collided with a guardrail, curb, and traffic sign.
The pickup truck was redirected and traveled back across the Welch Causeway and entered the outside shoulder where it collided with a fence and light pole before coming to a stop.
Both occupants, the driver and passenger, a 55-year-old Largo man were transported to an area hospital where the driver later died.
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