Vehicle Strikes Tree Leaving 1 Dead and 5 Seriously Injured Tuesday Night in Pinellas Park
Pinellas Park Police responded to the scene of a fatality crash in the 6300 block of Park Blvd on Tuesday, June 27th at 11:05 p.m.
The investigation revealed that two vehicles, a 2004 red Mazda 3 and a 2014 brown Nissan were driving at a high rate of speed on Park Blvd when a non-involved vehicle pulled onto Park Blvd from 62 Way N. This caused one of the speeding vehicles to change lanes and side swipe the other speeding vehicle.
According to investigators, this action caused the driver of the Mazda to lose control and leave the roadway striking a tree.
Investigators are looking into the possibility that the two vehicles were racing each other.
The third non-involved vehicle and its occupants remained on scene and it was later determined that this vehicle was not at fault in the crash.
There were six occupants inside of Mazda which struck the tree.
The identity of the 15 year-old female driver is not being released by investigators at this time.
The front passenger, 36 year-old Glenis Mullins III of St. Petersburg was pronounced deceased on scene and the four other passengers plus the 15 year-old female driver were transported to area hospitals for treatment of their injuries, none of which were reported as life threatening.
None of the people in the Mazda knew the driver of the Nissan, 27 year-old Andrew Lightsey of St. Petersburg.
This appears to be a random event that took place between them.
Neither Lightsey nor his passenger in the Nissan were injured and the vehicle sustained only minor damage.
The investigation continues at this time with the possibility of criminal charges pending.
The rear driver side passenger was ID’d as 18 year-old Bryce Walker of Largo. The rear center passenger was ID’d as 15 year-old Justice Mullins, the son of the deceased passenger. The rear passenger side occupant was ID’d as 15 year-old Rebecca Costin of St. Petersburg. The occupant of the trunk/hatchback was ID’d as 16 year-old Edwjin Calderon of Clearwater.