Deputies Investigate Motorcycle vs Sheriff's Cruiser Crash; Motorcyclist Injured
Release Number: 09-201
Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
-Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.)
Roger Amado (Injured Motorcyclist)
DOB: 04/24/1940
Address: 5312 79th Street North, St. Petersburg
Motorcycle: Harley Davidson
Deputy Rodney Robinson
Age: 48
Hire Date: 08/15/1988
Vehicle: marked cruiser - 2003 Dodge Intrepid
Kelly Zarate (Driver)
DOB: 01/11/1979
Address: 6477 23rd Street North, St. Petersburg
Vehicle: 1998 Infinity
What: The Sheriff's Office Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) is investigating a motorcyle vs Sheriff's cruiser crash. The motorcyclist was injured.
Where: The crash occured at 70th Avenue, just west of 34th Street in Pinellas Park.
When: The crash occured at about 1:18 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.
How/Why: The Sheriff's Office Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) is investigating a motorcycle vs Sheriff's cruiser crash. The crash occurred at about 1:18 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 70th Avenue, just west of 34th Street in Pinellas Park.
According to investigators, the cruiser driven by on-duty Deputy Rodney Robinson, was headed eastbound on 70th Avenue. Just east of 34th Street, the deputy attempted to make a left hand turn into the parking lot of Parkside Mall when he was struck by a motorcycle that was traveling in the left lane in a westbound direction on 70th Avenue.
Deputies say the motorcycle and its rider, identified as 69-year-old Roger Amado, slid across the pavement and struck the front bumper of another vehicle, a 1998 Infinity, that was stopped facing south exiting the mall parking lot.
Amado came to rest directly in front of the Infinity, driven by 20-year-old Kelly Zarate.
Amado was transported by ambulance to Bayfront Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet.
No other injuries were reported.
The investigation continues.
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