{"id":257029,"date":"2026-05-03T22:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T22:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257029\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T22:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T22:09:12","slug":"st-petersburg-teen-driver-killed-after-car-slams-into-tree-during-late-night-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257029\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg Teen Driver Killed After Car Slams Into Tree During Late-Night Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jorge Borges – Local News<\/p>\n

Updated Sun, May 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM UTC\"Police<\/p>\n

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2013 A local teenager lost his life early Sunday morning when a high-speed attempt to pass another car ended in a fatal collision on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North.<\/p>\n

The St. Petersburg Police Department reported that the incident occurred just after midnight on May 3rd. According to investigators, 18-year-old Angel Burke was behind the wheel of a red Dodge Charger, heading southbound toward 70th Avenue North around 12:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

The situation turned tragic when Burke tried to overtake another vehicle. Police say he lost control of the Charger on the rain-slicked pavement.<\/p>\n

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The car began to slide sideways, eventually skidding off the road. The driver\u2019s side of the vehicle struck a tree with heavy force directly in front of a home at 6818 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North.<\/p>\n

First responders arrived on the scene shortly after the impact, but there was nothing they could do. Burke, a St. Petersburg resident, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

Authorities have not released further details regarding whether other factors contributed to the crash.<\/p>\n

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