A 26-year-old male died early Sunday morning from injuries sustained in a car crash Saturday night. 

Maurice La'Trail Wheeler was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Gandy Boulevard near the I-275 overpass. 

The crash occurred around 10:40 p.m.

St. Pete Police said Wheeler lost control of his vehicle when he came up on slower moving traffic and swerved right to avoid a collision. Police said speed was a factor. 

Wheeler's vehicle left the roadway and struck a guardrail. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. 

Wheeler was transported to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg where he was pronounced dead at 2:47 a.m.