1 Dead In I-275 Crash

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Update April 14, 12:12 p.m.: The Florida Highway Patrol has announced that one of the drivers involved in a Friday morning crash on Interstate 275 near Fourth Street has died. Further information about the multi-vehicle wreck that closed northbound lanes along the Howard Frankland Bridge for several hours is not available at this time.

Earlier:

Motorists are being advised to avoid the northbound lanes of Interstate 275 near Fourth Street Friday morning. A multi-vehicle, serious injury crash has forced the closing of the road for northbound travelers.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a vehicle hit a furniture dolly that was in the road around 4:41 a.m. April 14. That vehicle’s driver lost control and hit a RV. The RV was redirected into the center median barrier wall and hit a pickup truck. The truck, an email from the patrol said, then overturned.

Serious injuries were involved in the crash.

The patrol said traffic is being diverted off onto the Ulmerton/Roosevelt exits.

Further information is not yet available. The patrol said motorists should expect delays.

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Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol