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According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at about 6 a.m. Wednesday, a Chevrolet pickup truck rear-ended a Ford pickup truck that was making a right turn into Zephyrhills Festival & Auction from the northbound lanes of US 301. The Ford pickup rotated into the path of a Pontiac Vibe. After striking the Pontiac, the truck hit a wooden power pole and a large rock, while the Pontiac landed in a ditch. A backseat passenger in the Pontiac, 16-year-old St. Pete High student Kelmy Tanon, was killed in the crash.
Hillsborough County officials were on the scene of a deadly two-car crash in Thonotosassa on U.S. Highway 301 Monday morning.
Sheriff's Office says the crash occurred around 9:45 a.m. Monday morning just north of Stacy Road. Highway 301 has been closed in both directions due the crash.
Officials say 22-year-old Yadiel Calderon-Pizarro of Tampa was killed and the driver of the second vehicle, 49-year-old Rodney Manwaring of New York, was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital via Medevac.