Crime & Safety
Riverview Driver Dies in Brandon Crash
The victim's car was struck by a truck that failed to stop at a red light, according to investigators.
An accident in Brandon has killed a 40-year-old Riverview man, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Scott Elliot Valentino died Tuesday morning, when the Pontiac he was driving on Crescent Park Drive was hit by a 2008 Dodge pickup truck, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
According to investigators, Terrance Mitchell, 36, of Riverview failed to stop his truck at a red light at the intersection of Falkenburg Road and Crescent Park Drive.
The truck struck the driver's door of the Pontiac driven by Valentino.
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Investigators estimated the truck's speed at about 60 mph, as it went through the red light. Valentino was trying to make a right turn on to Falkenburg Road with a green light, when the accident occurred at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 2.
Valentino was pronounced dead at the scene.
A blood sample was Mitchell, although there are no indicators alcohol was
involved in the crash. Mitchell was taken to a local hospital with non-life
threatening injuries.
No charges issued at this time, pending further investigation.
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