Crime & Safety
Update: St. Pete Crossing Guard, 72, Dead After Crash
A St. Petersburg school crossing guard was struck by a vehicle on 9th Avenue North Tuesday afternoon. He died later from his injuries.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A 21-year-old man faces DUI manslaughter charges after a Tuesday afternoon crash claimed the life of a St. Petersburg school crossing guard.
According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, David Roundtree, 72, was setting up his school zone cones on 9th Avenue North before Mt. Vernon Elementary's 2:35 p.m. dismissal time Nov. 8. At that time, a Toyota Scion driven by Charles Hunter Walton was heading west on 9th Avenue.
Police say Walton struck a pickup truck and then hit Roundtree. He also crashed into a school zone sign and a small tree before continuing on for several blocks, an email from police said.
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"A witness had seen the Toyota driving erratically for several blocks before the accident," police noted.
Roundtree was taken to a local hospital after the crash. Police say he was pronounced dead after arrival.
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Roundtree had been a crossing guard for three years.
Walton was charged shortly after the crash.
No further information is available at this time.
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