Crime & Safety

Pickup Slams Into Barrier on Howard Frankland Bridge

The truck hit a concrete barrier and flipped over after a rear tire blew out.

A 2004 Ford pickup crashed into the center barrier wall and flipped over on the Howard Frankland Bridge Thursday morning after a tire blowout, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Ramon Flores of Haines City was traveling south on the Pinellas side of the Howard Frankland Bridge at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 27, when a rear tire blew out on his truck. 

His vehicle veered into the center barrier wall, deflected back across the road and flipped over.  

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 The driver was transported to Bayfront Medical Center. He sustained minor injuries.


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