Event Brief
2 airlifted after US-19 crash into utility pole
Filed: May 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Summary: FHP says two people were airlifted after a car hit a utility pole on US-19 in Pinellas County; lanes reopened by 8:45 a.m.
WHO: Florida Highway Patrol; a 59-year-old woman from New Port Richey; two crash victims
WHAT: Car crash into a utility pole on US-19; two people airlifted to a hospital
WHEN: May 19, 2026 at 7:55 AM ET
WHERE: US-19 in Pinellas County, Florida
WHY: The driver lost control of the Ford, causing the crash into the utility pole.
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