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Pedestrian Fatality

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Man Backed Over By Pickup at Tires Plus Dies

A Clearwater man struck and reversed over outside a Tires Plus service bay on Oct. 30 died of his injuries Friday, Dec. 7, at Bayfront Medical Center.

A Clearwater man died Friday of injuries he sustained when a pickup truck backed over him a little over a month ago. James W. Rosen was struck in a Tires Plus Total Car Care business parking lot in Largo on Oct. 30. He passed away from his injuries at Bayfront Medical Center on Dec. 7. He was 75. According to Florida Highway Patrol, John Roger Driscoll Jr., 25, of Clearwater was backing a 2004 Ford F-250 out of a service bay and did not observe Rosen standing about 40 feet away, east of the service bay.  The rear of the truck hit Rosen and knocked him to the ground, where he was rolled over in reverse. Florida Highway Patrol reports that Driscoll then pulled forward, unaware of the collision, and drove over Rosen again.  Rosen was taken to…

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Pedestrian Killed at Belcher Road Intersection

A 57-year old woman was killed while crossing Belcher Road at Cleveland Street in the rain late Wednesday night.

A 57-year old woman was killed while crossing Cleveland Street at Belcher Road in the rain late Wednesday night. It was dark and raining as Ryan Pasco, 33, was driving his 1967 Volkswagen south on Belcher Road near Cleveland Street.  A woman was standing in the median lane of Belcher Road trying to cross about 50 feet south of the intersection when Pasco hit her around 10:25 p.m., according to Clearwater Police. There is no indication Pasco was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, police said. However, alcohol is a factor on the part of the pedestrian, who was crossing outside of the crosswalk, they said. The woman was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa with life threatening injuries. She was pronounced dead at 11:02 p.m., …

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