Pinellas deputy injured in crash
DUNEDIN (AP) – A Pinellas County deputy was injured in head-on collision with a vehicle traveling the wrong way down the street.
The sheriff’s office reports that Deputy Jana Demperio was driving on a Dunedin street early Saturday morning when a car driven by 49-year-old Marie Elisa Spirtos ran into the patrol car.
The collision occurred at low speeds, and both women were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for injuries.
The crash remains under investigation, but deputies believe alcohol may have been a factor.