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Running Red Light Proves Fatal For St. Pete Motorcyclist

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By NEIL JOHNSON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 19, 2008

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A 20-year-old man died Saturday night in St. Petersburg when he ran a red light, struck a cab and was then thrown from his motorcycle, police said.

Mark E. Simpson of Pinellas Park was heading south on 4th Street N. about 10:30 p.m. Saturday and drove through a red light at 22nd Avenue N, the St. Petersburg Police Department said.

He was hit by a United Cab driven by Michael Morrow, 50, of St. Petersburg heading west on 22nd Avenue, police said.

Morrow, driving a Crown Victoria, was not injured. Simpson died at Bayfront Hospital, the accident report said.

Police are continuing the investigation.

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By NEIL JOHNSON | The Tampa Tribune