A 19-year-old man suffered critical injuries in a St. Petersburg crash Saturday night.

  • Pick-up truck crashes into back of Toyota sedan
  • Passenger in Toyota suffers critical injuries
  • Charges pending

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash happened 28th Street North and 47th Avenue North just before 11 p.m.

Troopers said a 1999 Toyota Corolla traveling northbound on 28th Street was slowing to make a left turn onto 47th Avenue when a GMC pickup truck crashed into the back of it.

The Corolla was knocked into the parking lot of the adjacent B&N Food Mart at 4700 28th Street North and struck an unoccupied Ford Explorer.

The GMC continued northbound after the second collision and came to rest in the intersection of 28th Street and 50th Avenue North.

Karch A. Ross, a passenger in the Corolla, suffered critical injuries and remains at Bayfront Health St. Petersburg. The driver of the Corolla, 20-year-old Zachary James of Largo, suffered serious injuries.

The driver of the GMC truck, 40-year-old Kendal J. Bartholomew, suffered minor injuries.

Troopers said charges are pending.