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31-year-old Aaron Davis, a well-known chef in St. Petersburg, was crossing on a green light in a crosswalk at Second Street and Central Avenue with his co-worker Brian Lee LaFrance, 28, at about 2:00 a.m., when they were both struck by a drunk driver Jason Lanard Mitchell, 25. Mitchell was speeding and ran a red light. Davis was killed at the scene, while LaFrance sustained critical injuries but recovered at the hospital. After attempting to flee the scene, Mitchell and his passenger Rayvorris Altuan Oliver, 27, were both found and arrested.