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Man Throws Banana at Pickup Truck, Driver Retaliates With Gunfire, Police Say
On 5/20/21 at 10:51 AM EDT
A man has been arrested in Florida in connection to an apparent road rage incident in which a suspect fired at a driver after he threw a banana at his truck.
Robert Kyle Lewis, 34, has been charged with shooting a deadly missile into/at an occupied vehicle and criminal mischief, following an incident which occurred on the 7500 block of Highway 19 in Pinellas Park on Tuesday morning.
The Pinellas Park Police Department said they were called to a report of a shooting on the southbound highway at around 8 a.m.
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One person was struck and killed while crossing the street, according to law enforcement.
Credit: Pinellas Park Police Department Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 11:38 AM EDT May 7, 2021
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. Pinellas Park police say a person was killed early Friday morning when they were hit by a car while crossing the street.
The crash happened around 12:25 a.m. in the 6900 block of 66th Street in Pinellas Park, according to the report.
Officers say the person was outside of a crosswalk when they were hit by Carly Christopher, 23, driving a 2016 Nissan Sentra north on 66 street in the middle lane. The person was seriously injured and transported to a local hospital where they later died, according to police.