FLORIDA — A motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday night in a crash involving a police cruiser in St. Petersburg, according to authorities.
The St. Petersburg Police Department said the crash occurred around 8:29 p.m. at the intersection of 54th Avenue North and 16th Street North.
Investigators said Officer Richard Thomas was driving a Ford Explorer police cruiser westbound on 54th Avenue North when he attempted to turn left onto 16th Street North and failed to yield to an eastbound Yamaha motorcycle…