FLORIDA — One person was killed and two others suffered critical injuries in a three-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in St. Petersburg, according to police.
The crash happened around 1:15 a.m. on 18th Avenue South near 29th Street South.
Investigators said a Mercedes sedan driven by 43-year-old Cleveland Sanders was traveling westbound on 18th Avenue South when it crossed the median for an unknown reason and collided head-on with an eastbound Nissan sedan.
Police said the Nissan was driven by 27-year-old Clifford Washington. Twenty-six-year-old Dy’Jean Roberts was riding in the front passenger seat.
Following the initial collision, an Oldsmobile driven by 50-year-old Terrell Burney, which was also traveling westbound on 18th Avenue South, struck the front of the Nissan, according to authorities.
Roberts was transported to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Sanders and Washington were taken to Bayfront before being airlifted to Tampa General Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Burney was evaluated at the scene and released.
The St. Petersburg Police Department is continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.
