1 dead, 1 injured after crash on I-275 in St. Pete: FHP

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - One person was killed and another is seriously injured after a crash on I-275 in St. Pete early Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. 

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According to FHP, a sedan was traveling south on I-275, along the exit ramp to 54th Avenue North, when the driver lost control of the vehicle.

The sedan then left the roadway and struck a tree along the east shoulder of the ramp. A St. Pete Beach man was killed in the crash, and a woman from St. Pete sustained serious injuries, according to authorities.