Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Dies in Crash

Keith Mastronardo was riding his motorcycle when he thrown off after swerving to avoid hitting an animal.

According to Florida Highway Patrol, a crash in Largo killed a St. Petersburg man after he fell off his motorcycle while swerving to avoid hitting an animal.

NBC News reported 24-year-old Keith Mastronardo, of St. Petersburg, "was driving a motorcycle going east on Belleair Road. He swerved to avoid hitting an animal and lost control of his motorcycle."

He, according to NBC News, was hit then by Jerome E. Mullarkey, 77, of Clearwater who was driving a car. 

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