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Fatal St. Petersburg e-bike crash under investigation

By FOX 13 News Staff
Updated  August 9, 2024 2:02pm EDT
St. Petersburg
FOX 13 News

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Police are investigating a deadly crash that left an e-bike rider dead on Friday morning. 

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Ford Fusion and a Jupiter Electric Bike crashed shortly before 6 a.m. on 28th Street North near Haulkey Robert PL N.  

They both had been traveling southbound on 28th Street North in the curb lane when the collision occurred. 

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Police say the driver of a second car, a Nissan Quest, hit the victim, a 46-year-old man, when he fell off his bike. 

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Both drivers stayed at the crash site and are cooperating with the investigation. 

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