ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 17-year old pedestrian was killed when two cars crashed and moved onto the curb near downtown St. Petersburg.
It happened around 4:45 p.m. Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Street N near 3rd Avenue, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.
Police say a Jeep Patriot, driven by 30-year-old woman, was heading south in the far left lane on Martin Luther King Jr. Street. So, too, was a Ford Mustang, driven by a 25-year-old woman, but in the center lane.
As the two cars came up to 3rd Avenue North, the Mustang reportedly turned left from the center lane and into the Patriot.
The cars separated but the Mustang drove onto the sidewalk where 17-year-old Liamar Matos-Gonzalez was standing, police say. She was pushed into a tree and later died from her injuries.
Southbound Martin Luther King Jr. Street was closed at 4th Avenue N for several hours.
An investigation is ongoing.
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