OLDSMAR – Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office announced Dec. 16 that a man injured in a two-car crash on Tampa Road in Oldsmar Dec. 11 has died.
Joshua J. Williams, 30, died at 2:14 p.m. Dec. 15 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa.
According to the report from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Williams’ girlfriend Raina Brown, 29, was waiting in a line of traffic headed eastbound on Tampa Road just west of the intersection with Forest Lakes Boulevard about 8:30 a.m. Dec. 11 when she was rear-ended by a car driven by Akaterina Sines, 41.
Williams and their 3-month-old son, who was in a child safety seat, were riding in the back seat of Brown’s vehicle. Williams suffered “very serious injuries.” The child also was treated for injuries, but his outcome is reportedly favorable. The infant's mother, Brown, was not injured. Sines suffered minor bruising, but and her three children ages 7 to 12, were not injured.
Preliminarily, deputies say that alcohol and excessive speed appear not to be factors in this crash. The investigation continues. No charges have been filed yet.
