Motorcycle Collides with Sheriff’s Office Transport Van on Ulmerton Road

Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 7:07 am

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Motorcycle Collides with Sheriff’s Office Transport Van on Ulmerton Road

May 25, 2014

A radio transmission came over the radio from Mark Sena reporting he was involved in a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle late Saturday evening. He called for assistance from Fire Rescue and Sheriff’s Office after reporting he was rear ended by a motorcycle. Sena is employed at G4S as an arrestee transport officer. G4S is the company that took over the in-county prisoner transport system for the Sheriff’s Office in 2013. The crash occurred at the intersection of Ulmerton Road and 101st Street in Largo.

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Crews from Largo Fire Rescue and Sunstar arrived to assist the driver of the 2011 Harley Davidson. He has been identified as 55 year-old Daniel Boggs of Largo, Florida. He was transported to a local hospital by Sunstar with life-threatening injuries. Boggs was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. An air transport upgrade was originally requested but an extended response time from Bayflite required a ground transport to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg

According to deputies, the driver of a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office transport van was traveling Eastbound on Ulmerton Road and was stopped at the red traffic light at 101^st Street North. As the driver of the van began to accelerate, the driver of a 2011 Harley Davidson, also traveling Eastbound, struck the rear of the van.

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Sena was transporting one passenger at the time of the crash. The passenger has been identified as 45 year-old Piopra Jablonski of Palm Harbor who was arrested for DUI. Neither Sena nor Jablonski was injured in the incident.

Deputies say alcohol may be a contributing factor in the crash.

All Eastbound lanes of Ulmerton Road, just East of Seminole Blvd. were closed for several hours during this investigation. All lanes have since re-opened.

The investigation continues.

There were at least two other crashes involving a motorcycle late on Saturday. One occurred at Gulf to Bay and Belcher and the other on 66th Street just to the north of 142nd Avenue.