Crime & Safety
St. Pete Woman Dies After Being Struck by Car
Margherita Trupiano was struck by a vehicle and killed at the intersection of Pasadena Avenue and Majestic Way.
A car crash in South Pasadena claimed the life of an 83-year-old St. Petersburg woman Monday, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Margherita Trupiano was walking across Pasadena Avenue west at the crosswalk at Majestic Way, when a Ford Econo-Line Van driven by 54-year Emile Daniel of St. Petersburg struck her.
Daniel was traveling north on Pasadena Avenue and in the curbside lane.
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Deputies said Trupiano had just stepped into crosswalk when the vehicle struck her.
Trupiano was transported to Bayfront Medical Center by ambulance for
treatment of life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at 1:06 p.m. Trupiano lived on Shore Drive South in St. Petersburg
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Authorities say neither alcohol nor speed appear to be a factor in this case. The Major Accident Investigation Team of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is still investigating.
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