4 Injured In Ulmerton Road Crash

LARGO, FL — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Tuesday afternoon crash on Ulmerton Road that sent four people to the hospital. Three of injured work for the agency as child protection investigators.

According to the sheriff’s office, Jana Mrkaja, one of its investigators, was heading east on Ulmerton Road in an unmarked agency Ford Fusion around 12:35 p.m. April 4. Mrkaja’s Ford, an email from the sheriff’s office said, was struck on the passenger side by a Mazda driven by 17-year old Ithiphon Lertprotsombat.

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The force of the crash caused the Fusion to hit a Hyundai Santa Fe that was being driven by Jennifer Seaman, 52, according to the sheriff’s office. Seaman was sitting in the left turn lane for Coral Way when her car was hit.

Seaman suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Mrkaja and her passengers, fellow child protection investigators Michelle Curd and Tiffany Tury, were also taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Deputies say Lertprotsombat was not injured in the crash.

Impairment and speed are not believed to have been factors in the crash, the agency noted.

No charges have been announced as the investigation remains active.

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