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Flipped Car Lifted To Rescue Driver

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The Tampa Tribune A staff report

The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 17, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Firefighters had to lift a vehicle Tuesday morning to rescue a driver after a two-car wreck, fire officials said.

The identity of the driver was not available.

Firefighters and police responded to a report of an overturned Dodge Magnum at 1801 34th St. S. at 6:35 a.m., said Lt. Joel Granata, spokesman for St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue.

The Dodge Magnum had flipped several times after colliding with a Chevrolet Malibu. The car, with a man trapped inside, was resting against a building, Granata said.

Firefighters were able to lift the car high enough to pull the man out, but, once freed, the man tried to run away before he collapsed, the spokesman said.

He is expected to survive his injuries, as are the two occupants of the Malibu, Granata said.

Their names were not available, either. All three were taken to Bayfront Medical Center.

The Magnum was speeding in the westbound lanes of 18th Avenue South before it crashed into the Malibu at 34th Street, Granata said.

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