Crime & Safety
Investigation Into St. Pete Car Crash Involving Deputy
A Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy rear-ended a car last night in unincorporated St. Petersburg, which has spawned a county investigation.
ST. PETERSBURG - Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy Jason Shoulta was treated and released at a local undisclosed hospital after he rear-ended a car Tuesday night while on duty.
Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reports that Shoulta, 43, driving a marked squad car, a 2005 Chevrolet Impala, was traveling west on 54th Ave. North at about 8:20 p.m. when he slammed into the back of a 2006 Honda Odyssey min-van driven by Mark Peer, of the 3700 block of 37th St. North.
Peer, 35, had also been traveling west on 54th Ave. North when he came to a stop in order to turn left onto 37th Street. Shoulta could not yield in time. Neither Peer, nor his three passengers, was injured.
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The incident has trigged the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Major Accident Investigation Team into action to study the cause of the accident further.
