Isabel Martins, 58, Joao Martins, 84, and Arminda C. Martins, 82, killed in head-on wrong-way car collision with alleged drunk driver Paul Pulkownik, 51, on Park Boulevard in Seminole, Florida
Modified Date:
Wed, 12/31/2014 - 6:24amAccident Date:
Thursday, December 25, 2014Alcohol suspected in deadly wrong-way Seminole crash
Investigators say it is not known where Pulkownik began driving in the wrong direction on Park Boulevard. The FHP believes Pulkownik may have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
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Martins died at the scene, the FHP said, and Joao Martins of Largo died an hour later at Bayfront Medical Center. His wife, 82-year-old Arminda C. Martins, is in critical condition at Bayfront Medical Center.
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Someone at the home address of Paul Pulkownik said, "I'm sorry that it happened, and I feel really and I feel really bad that it happened. Sorry, that's all we are going to say. "He is sorry."
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No charges have been filed against the driver who caused the crash. Authorities are waiting on toxicology reports, which could take three to six months.
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Arminda C. Martins, 82, of Largo passed Friday from injuries she sustained in the accident, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
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Pulkownik was charged three counts of DUI manslaughter, three counts of vehicular homicide, one count of misdemeanor DUI-property damage, and issued one citation for driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Paul Edward Pulkownik, 51, bonded out of Pinellas County Jail just after 10 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities said he posted a $60,500 bond.
Alcohol is suspected in a wrong way crash that resulted in the deaths of two people in Seminole on Christmas morning. Paul Pulkownik, 51, was driving a 1998 Ford Explorer the wrong direction on Park Boulevard. He collided with a 2009 Hyundai Sonata driven by Isabel Martins, 58, of Largo. Martins and her passenger, Joao Martins, 84, also of Largo, died in the collision. Pulkownik was taken to Bayfront Medical Center. His condition is not known at this time.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Paul Pulkownik
Isabel Martins
Joao Martins
Arminda C. Martins
Matthew John Martins
Roadway:
Park BoulevardCity:
Seminole, FLCounty:
Pinellas County, FLArea:
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
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