{"id":257237,"date":"2026-05-04T02:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257237\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T02:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T02:57:26","slug":"st-petersburg-driver-dies-after-possible-medical-episode-sparks-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/257237\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg Driver Dies After Possible Medical Episode Sparks Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:Tampa Free Press;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"Tampa Free Press\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"93\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2a77dee0-4b93-11f0-bbff-15656f0e49eb.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jorge Borges &#8211; Local News<\/p>\n<p>Updated Sun, May 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC<img alt=\"Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b62eaa6bae450ff8ae5b34fc4020a0f1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press)<\/p>\n<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2013 A St. Petersburg man died Sunday afternoon following a vehicle collision on Tanglewood Drive Northeast.<\/p>\n<p>At approximately 2:40 p.m. on May 3, 72-year-old Michael Schroeder was traveling southbound in a white Lexus RX350. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Schroeder appeared to suffer a possible medical episode, which resulted in his vehicle striking a parked Ford Escape in front of 5724 Tanglewood Drive Northeast.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/florida-man-arrested-after-chick-fil-a-drive-thru-mode-test-leads-to-lewd-exposure-charge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida Man Arrested After Chick-fil-A Drive-Thru \u201cMode Test\u201d Leads To Lewd Exposure Charge;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Florida Man Arrested After Chick-fil-A Drive-Thru \u201cMode Test\u201d Leads To Lewd Exposure Charge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Emergency personnel transported Schroeder to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>The St. Petersburg Police Department has confirmed that the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Please make a small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=KWYEB8X3JQ2MY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:donation to the Tampa Free Press to help sustain independent journalism;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">donation to the Tampa Free Press to help sustain independent journalism<\/a>. 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