ST. PETERSBURG — A 37-year-old Georgia man died after crashing into a construction work truck on the Howard Frankland Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Musella, Georgia, man was driving a Chevrolet Silverado south on Interstate 275 around 9:57 p.m. Jan. 12 when he failed to yield to workers in an active construction zone near the 34 mile marker by the Fourth Street North interchange in St. Petersburg, troopers said.
His truck entered a closed lane and struck a Ford F550 work truck driven by a 45-year-old Tampa man, according to FHP.
The collision sent debris into a third vehicle, a Nissan Titan driven by an 18-year-old Largo man who was also heading south on I-275. That driver was not hurt, troopers said.
The Georgia driver died at the scene, according to FHP.
The work truck driver and two other construction workers aboard the F550 suffered injuries that were not life-threatening and were taken to a hospital, troopers said. The workers were employed by Archer Western-Traylor Brothers JV, according to FHP.