CPD: Father, son killed crossing Clearwater street

George Pryor,59, and Christopher Pryor, 37, were killed Friday night as they tried to cross a street in Clearwater, according to the Clearwater Police Department.

According to police, the father and son were not in a crosswalk when they tried to cross Court Street, just east of Missouri Avenue around 7:30 p.m. 

Police say Christopher Pryor was pushing George Pryor in a wheelchair at the same time George Pryor was pushing a shopping cart when they were hit by a Cadillac driven by a 52-year-old woman from Tampa. 

Both George and Christopher Pryor were taken to Morton Plant Hospital where they died. 

The crash is under investigation. 
 

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