Passenger killed after driver falls asleep on I-275: FHP

The Brief

  • A Clearwater woman was killed after the driver of the car she was in fell asleep while heading south on I-275, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
  • Investigators say that a 21-year-old Pinellas Park man was driving a Chevy Colorado when he fell asleep.
  • The driver and the two other people in the car were not injured.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla A woman is dead after the driver of the car she was in fell asleep while heading south on I-275 near the Skyway Bridge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

What we know:

Investigators say that a 21-year-old Pinellas Park man was driving a Chevy Colorado when he fell asleep. The car struck a tree and a guardrail before the victim was ejected.

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