Updated on 03-05-21 at 1:52 p.m.

At 4:23am on Friday, March 5, 2021, a Grey Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Jessica Lynn Smith (DOB 7/30/1993) was traveling northbound on 4th St. S, when she tried to turn left (onto Roser Park Drive South and) into the path of a 2018 red Suzuki motorcycle going southbound on 4th St. S. The motorcyclist crashed into the passenger side of the Trailblazer.

The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased at the scene. The identity of the 33-year-old St. Petersburg man who was driving the motorcycle is being withheld in accordance with Florida State Statute 119.071.

Smith and her two passengers Isha Clark (DOB 02/10/1987) and Carrie Lindley (03/01/1972) were transported to Bayfront Health. Clark was pronounced dead at the hospital, but Lindley and Smith are in critical and stable condition respectively.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

Released on 03-05-21 at 5:40 a.m.

The St. Petersburg Police Department is working at the scene of a fatal crash between a SUV and a motorcycle at the intersection of Roser Park Dr. S and 4th St. S.

We received the call at 4:23am about the collision. The motorcyclist died at the scene and three people from the SUV were transported to the hospital, where one person died and a second person is in critical condition.

Please avoid the area. 4th St. S between 9th and 11th Avenues S will be closed in both directions for several hours, while our Traffic Homicide Unit investigates.