Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
- Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.)

Leslie Ann Rooney (Driver-Injured)
DOB: 05/09/1949
Address: 13470 Las Palmas Dr, Largo, Florida 33774
Vehicle: 2014 Toyota Camry

Parked unoccupied vehicle: 2011 Chevrolet Express Van

What:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team are investigating a two vehicle crash causing non-life threating injuries to a Largo woman. The second vehicle was parked and unoccupied.

When:
The crash occurred at about 3:22 p.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2018.

Where:
The crash occurred on Oakhurst Road south of  94^th Place North in unincorporated Seminole.

Why/How:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team are investigating a two vehicle crash causing non-life threating injuries to a Largo woman.

According to investigators, on February 1, 2018, at about 3:22 p.m., a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Corporal who was on-duty and operating his fully marked agency vehicle, was traveling north on Oakhurst Road, just north of 102^nd Avenue North, in unincorporated Seminole. While traveling northbound, the corporal observed a 2014 Toyota Camry traveling south on Oakhurst Road, cross the center line into on-coming traffic, nearly striking his patrol vehicle.

The corporal turned around and began traveling south on Oakhurst Road in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle. The vehicle drove through the red light traffic signal at 102^nd Avenue North and Oakhurst Road, and continued to travel south while weaving all over the roadway, striking a road sign. The corporal activated his emergency lights, but the vehicle did not stop.

The corporal did not pursue the vehicle. As he turned off his emergency lights and slowed down, he observed the vehicle continue south and run off the right side of Oakhurst Road, just south of 94^th Place North. The vehicle ran over a traffic sign, struck a Duke Energy Pole, and sideswiped a tree which caused the vehicle to go air born into a parked 2011 Chevrolet Frontier Communication work van. The vehicle then rolled onto its roof and came to a stop facing north, against a chain link fence.

The driver, 68-year-old Leslie Ann Rooney, was transported via Bayflight to a local hospital for non-life threatening injures. The Frontier van that was struck, was parked along the southbound shoulder of Oakhurst Road in the grass. There were no occupants in the van at the time of the crash.

Investigators say Rooney did not show signs of impairment. They believe Rooney suffered a medical episode that caused her erratic driving and the crash.

The investigation continues.