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Motorcyclist dies in Pinellas Park crash

 
Published Oct. 31, 2014

A 77-year-old Seminole man died early Friday in a motorcycle crash at Park Boulevard and Belcher Road, Pinellas Park police said.

Carl Biamonte was driving a 2009 Honda Shadow motorcycle east on Park Boulevard, according to police, when he drove through a red light at the intersection. Carl Schaneman, 27, of St. Petersburg, hit Biamonte head-on while turning left at the intersection, authorities said.

Officers responded to the scene about 4:15 a.m. Schaneman was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, according to police. Charges have not been filed yet. He was not injured.

Several lanes near the crash site were closed for hours early Friday.