ANTHONY HOLLOWAY
Chief of Police
Chief of Police
1301 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
(727) 893-7550
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St. Petersburg, FL 33705
(727) 893-7550
police.stpete.org
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Report number: 2026-
Report number: 2026-
Date of original release: 05-03-26
Fatal Crash - 68th Ave and MLK Jr St. N.
Release posted on 05-03-26 at 9:24 AM
On May 3rd , at 12:30 a.m., a red Dodge Charger, driven by Angel Burke (19, St. Petersburg), was driving southbound on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street North toward 70thAvenue North.
Burke attempted to pass another vehicle and lost control on the wet roadway.
His Dodge began to slide sideways with the driver's side doors impacting a tree in front of 6818 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Street North.
Burke was pronounced dead at the scene.
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