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2 dead, 2 injured in head-on crash in Pinellas Park

The crash happened Sunday near the intersection of U.S. 19 North and Gateway Centre Boulevard police said.
Roberto Rodriguez, 25, was driving north on U.S. Highway 19 in Pinellas Park on Sunday when he crossed over a median into the southbound lanes, colliding head-on with another vehicle, police said.
Roberto Rodriguez, 25, was driving north on U.S. Highway 19 in Pinellas Park on Sunday when he crossed over a median into the southbound lanes, colliding head-on with another vehicle, police said. [ Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE and BOYZELL HOSEY | Times ]
Published March 27

Two people were killed and two others were injured when two SUVs crashed head-on on U.S. 19 in Pinellas Park on Sunday, police said.

The crash happened about 7:40 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 North and Gateway Centre Boulevard, according to the Pinellas Park Police Department. Roberto Rodriguez, 25, was driving a Nissan Rogue north on U.S. 19 when he crossed over the median into the southbound lanes and crashed head-on into a red Toyota RAV4.

Rodriguez died at the scene. A passenger in the Toyota, Kim Nguyen, 66, died at a local hospital.

A woman driving the Toyota was seriously injured and a man driving a Chrysler 200 that was also involved in the crash had minor injuries. Police did not release their names.

Investigators do not know why Rodriguez crossed the median, police said.