2 Boys Hospitalized After Bicycle, Vehicle Collide in St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that sent two young boys from St. Petersburg to All Children’s Hospital Monday afternoon with serious injuries.

According to the agency, Courtney Anne Houser, 25, was heading east in the inside lane of 54th Avenue North. As Houser’s vehicle approached 65th Way North around 4:45 p.m. Oct. 3, a bicycle crossed 54th Avenue North with a passenger on its handlebars.

Traffic at the time, a highway patrol report noted, was stopped. Houser was unable to see the bicycle as it traveled in between traffic. Her vehicle struck the bicycle as it entered her path, throwing the two boys to the ground, the report said.

The two boys on the bicycle, Evan Ewing, 9, and Justin Rowland, 6, both suffered serious injuries, according to the patrol.

Troopers say the bicycle improperly crossed the road.

No further information is available at this time.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol