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PINELLAS PARK — Police have identified two men, one from Clearwater and one from Ruskin, as the victims in a single-car crash Saturday in Pinellas Park.
They are the driver, Eric Deshaies, 56, of Clearwater, and his passenger, Brian Tomasek, 42, of Ruskin.
The crash occurred about 9:30 p.m. in the 10100 block of MCI Drive near Gateway Center Parkway. Deshaies was driving a 1979 Corvette wheh he failed to negotiate a turn and left the roadway, striking a tree, Pinellas Park police said.
Investigators believe speed was a factor in the crash, according to a news release Monday.
Investigators asked that anyone with information about the crash contact them at 727-369-7864.
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