Two women are killed in traffic accidents

By MIKE BRASSFIELD

© St. Petersburg Times, published May 10, 2000

ST. PETERSBURG -- A 19-year-old woman was thrown from her car and killed Tuesday in a four-car crash at Roosevelt Boulevard and Dr. M.L. King (Ninth) Street N, police said.

About an hour later, a second woman died about a mile away when she was hit by a car while walking across Fourth Street N.

The first woman, the 19-year-old, was driving northwest on Roosevelt just before 4:45 p.m. when she tried to turn left onto Dr. M.L. King, police said. The passenger side of her red Chrysler LeBaron was hit by an Nissan 300SX.

The impact spun the Chrysler clockwise and knocked its driver-side door open. The woman, who wasn't wearing a seat belt, was knocked out of the Chrysler, police said. She was was pronounced dead later at Bayfront Medical Center.

Her name was withheld pending notification of relatives.

The drive of the Nissan, who had been headed southeast on Roosevelt, told police he had a green light. He had minor injuries and refused treatment, said St. Petersburg traffic investigator Mike Preshur.

The woman's Chrysler was knocked into two other cars, both of which had minor damage. Those two drivers weren't hurt.

Police closed down the eastbound and northbound lanes of the busy intersection for four hours to investigate the crash. It remains under investigation.

St. Petersburg police also were investigating the death of a female pedestrian shortly before 6 p.m. on Fourth Street at 93rd Avenue N.

Her name also was withheld pending notification of her family.

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