Chef Aaron Davis, 31, dead and Brian Lee LaFrance, 28, critically injured when DUI driver Jason Lanard Mitchell, 25, runs red light, strikes them at Second Street and Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, FL

Modified Date:

Thu, 10/01/2015 - 2:32pm

Accident Date:

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Dashcam video shows events leading to St. Pete DUI crash

The suspect vehicle made a quick right, and the dash cam video recorded squealing tires and the roar of an engine. The officer immediately turns off his lights and pulls over, in an attempt to let the suspect know there is no pursuit.

Drunk driver kills popular chef in St. Pete crash

At dawn, friends of Aaron Jerome Davis who worked at The Kitchen St. Pete made a memorial at the crash scene.

One dead, another injured by fleeing driver in downtown St. Pete

They had often talked about his late hours and the dangers of driving home amid drunken drivers.

31-year-old Aaron Davis, a well-known chef in St. Petersburg, was crossing on a green light in a crosswalk at Second Street and Central Avenue with his co-worker Brian Lee LaFrance, 28, at about 2:00 a.m., when they were both struck by a drunk driver Jason Lanard Mitchell, 25. Mitchell was speeding and ran a red light. Davis was killed at the scene, while LaFrance sustained critical injuries but recovered at the hospital. After attempting to flee the scene, Mitchell and his passenger Rayvorris Altuan Oliver, 27, were both found and arrested.

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Type: Drunk Driving

Topics:

DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Accidents involving the well-known, High-Speed/Excessive Speed, Red Light/Stop Sign, Hit and Run

People Involved:

Aaron Davis

Brian Lee LaFrance

Jason Lanard Mitchell

Rayvorris Altuan Oliver

Roadway:

Second Street and Central Avenue

City:

Saint Petersburg, FL

County:

Pinellas County, FL

Area:

Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL