Barbara Richards, 73, killed in scooter crash on 38th Avenue North in Saint Petersburg, Florida
73-year-old woman dies after crashing electric scooter in St. Pete
Richards failed to safely navigate her turn, police said, and left the sidewalk. She collided with the front passenger door of a white Freightliner moving truck traveling east on the curb lane of 38th Avenue North.
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