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

Deputy Martin Eisner (Driver- Uninjured)
Age: 44
Date of Hire: 07/18/2016
Vehicle: 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe- marked cruiser

Deputy Randall Dorr (Passenger- Uninjured)
Age: 41
Date of Hire: 10/02/1995
Vehicle: 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe- marked cruiser

Peter S. Sperico (Driver- Injured)
DOB: 03/25/1964
138 Davison Avenue NE, St. Petersburg
Vehicle: 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer
 

What:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team are investigating a crash involving a wrong way driver after a man crashed into a deputy’s cruiser in St. Petersburg.

When:
The crash occurred at about 1:29 a.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2016.

Where:
The crash occurred at the intersection of 71^st Street North and 62^nd Avenue North, in St. Petersburg.

Why/How:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team are investigating a crash involving a wrong way driver after a man crashed into a deputy’s cruiser in St. Petersburg.

According to investigators, Deputy Martin Eisner (driver) and Deputy Randall Dorr (passenger) were on-duty traveling southbound on 71^st Street North, approaching the intersection of 62^nd Avenue North, in their marked 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe cruiser.

Investigators say that deputies were making a left eastbound turn from 71^st Street North onto 62^nd Avenue North, on a green traffic light, when a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer traveling the wrong-way, southbound in the northbound curb lane of 71^st Street North, struck the front driver side of the deputy’s cruiser.

Paramedics responded to the scene and determined that the driver of the Trailblazer, 52-year-old Peter Sperico, had an extremely low blood sugar level. Sperico was transported to Northside Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The deputies were not injured.

Investigators reviewed the deputy’s dash cam video and confirmed that Deputy Eisner was driving at normal speeds in non-emergency mode at the time of the crash.

Investigators do not suspect that impairment or speed were factors in the crash.

The investigation continues.