ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A motorcyclist was hit and killed by a drunk driver Saturday night on Gandy Blvd., St. Petersburg police said. 

Police said Michael Majchrowski, 48, was eastbound on Gandy Blvd. approaching 4th Street North when a Chevrolet Cruze ran the red light and struck the motorcycle. 

Majchrowski, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene, official said. 

Police said the driver of the Chevrolet, Dylan Baron, 23, had been consuming alcohol and fell asleep while he was driving. 

Baron is facing DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges in the crash.