MAIT Investigation

 

Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
-Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.)

Robyn N. Joyce (Driver - Uninjured)
DOB: 4/20/1993
Address: 5022 34th Avenue North, St. Petersburg
Vehicle: 2003 Saturn Ion

Joseph Puccio Jr (Injured)
DOB: 3/8/1957
Address: Transient  
Vehicle: N/A

What:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team are investigating a single vehicle crash involving a vehicle hitting a pedestrian.

When:
The crash occurred at approximately 6:51 p.m. on Sunday, November 20, 2016.

Where:
The crash occurred at 10195 Bay Pines Road, just west of the intersection of 100th Way and Bay Pines Boulevard in Seminole.

Why/How:

According to deputies, at approximately 6:51 p.m. on Sunday, November 20, 2016, 23-year-old Robyn Joyce was traveling westbound on Bay Pines Boulevard, just west of the intersection of 100th Way, in the median lane in her 2003 Saturn Ion.

As Joyce was passing 10195 Bay Pines Boulevard, 59-year-old Joseph Puccio was crossing Bay Pines Boulevard from north to south when he was struck in the median lane by Joyce’s Saturn Ion.

Deputies say Puccio was not in a crosswalk at the time of the crash.

Puccio was transported to Bayfront Medical Center via ambulance with life-threatening injuries.

Speed was not a factor, and the driver showed no signs of impairment.

The investigation continues.

 

 

Posted by Sunday, November 20, 2016 10:46:00 PM Categories: Vehicle Crashes

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