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Steven Corso, 16 -- Car Accident

Published Friday, April 28, 2006 by Admin | E-mail this post

[4/19/06]

TARPON SPRINGS - One of the three teenagers who were ejected from a car that spun out of control Tuesday night has died, authorities said.

Steven Corso, 16, of New Port Richey, was pronounced dead Wednesday at Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg at 12:25 p.m., said Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Larry Coggins.

Corso was one of three teenagers sitting in the back of a Dodge Neon when its driver lost control of the vehicle and it struck a utility pole, a fence, a parked car and another utility pole, according to a statement by the highway patrol.

The other two teenagers who were thrown from the car during the multiple collisions have been identified as Cynthia Rivera, 17, of New Port Richey, and Alex Pitre, 17, of Tarpon Springs. Both remained in serious condition at Bayfront, Coggins said.

The driver, Richard Zwack, 19, of Port Richey, lost control of the car at the intersection of Pasaje Avenue and Dixie Highway shortly before 11 p.m., the patrol said in the prepared statement. Zwack suffered minor injuries and was released from Bayfront, Coggins said.

A passenger in the front seat, Jessica Nichols, 17, of Port Richey, was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where she was expected to be released, Coggins said.

Zwack and Nichols were wearing seat belts; the three ejected were not, the prepared statement says.

The call was originally incorrectly dispatched as four pedestrians struck.

Charges are pending.

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