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Driver killed, construction workers injured in crash on Howard Frankland Bridge: FHP

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Published  January 13, 2026 10:11am EST
Pinellas County
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A Georgia man died, and three construction workers were injured in a crash on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Monday night.
    • Troopers said he did not yield to construction workers, entered a closed lane in the active construction zone and crashed into a Ford F-550 that was driven by a 45-year-old Tampa man who was working in the construction zone.
    • The driver of the Ford F-550 and two other construction workers aboard the truck were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Georgia man died, and three construction workers were injured in a crash on the Howard Frankland Bridge on Monday night.

What we know:

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 37-year-old man from Musella, Georgia, was traveling southbound on the Howard Frankland Bridge shortly before 10 p.m.

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Troopers said he did not yield to construction workers, entered a closed lane in the active construction zone and crashed into a Ford F-550 that was driven by a 45-year-old Tampa man who was working in the construction zone.

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Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol

Debris from the crash struck a Nissan Titan driven by an 18-year-old Largo man who was also traveling southbound on the bridge.

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The driver of the Ford F-550 and two other construction workers aboard the truck were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Nissan Titan was not injured in the crash.

The Source: This article was written with information found in a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

Pinellas County