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Both Drivers Charged in St. Petersburg Crash Involving Injury

December 29, 2010 - St. Petersburg, FL - Two drivers are facing charges after a two-vehicle accident sent one passenger to the hospital with serious injuries.

10News WTSP.com reports that the crash occurred in the early morning hours of December 23 at the intersection of 38^th Avenue North and 33^rd Street North. Kevin Bailey, 46, was driving a Honda on 38^th Avenue when he failed to yield  the right-of-way to the traffic on 33^rd Street as he made a left turn. His vehicle was hit broadside by an oncoming Toyota driven by Glen Parker, 37.

The front-seat passenger in Bailey's vehicle, Nicole Guarino, 39, was seriously injured in the crash. She was taken to Bayfront Medical Center for the treatment of her injuries. There is no word on the extent of her injuries or current condition.

Meanwhile, Parker left the scene of the accident on foot. Police later located him nearby the crash site.

Both of the drivers are now facing charges in the accident. Neither driver had a valid license and both are facing charges of driving with a revoked or suspended license. Bailey faces the additional charge of causing serious injury and Parker is also charged with leaving the scene of a crash with injuries.

According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' 2009 Traffic Crash Statistics Report, there were 197,214 traffic crashes resulting in injury and 2,563 fatalities as a result of vehicle accidents in Florida.

As a service to the residents of St. Petersburg, our firm will frequently publish blogs about local traffic accidents. We do this to raise awareness about the common types of motor vehicle accidents that occur in Florida that may result in serious injury or traffic fatalities.

Common accidents include, but are not limited to: 

• single-car accidents;
• hit-and-run accidents;
• accidents caused by hazardous road conditions; and
• accidents caused by aggressive driving or distracted drivers. 

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