St. Petersburg

A Largo man shot and killed himself Sunday morning while driving on Interstate 275 causing his car to crash into two other vehicles.

Leonard de la Garza Jr. , 57, of 1772 County Road 233, committed suicide with a handgun while driving north on I-275 around midnight, according to St. Petersburg police.

Garza's car began swerving after he was shot and crashed into two other northbound cars just past the interstate exits for 54th Avenue N.

No one else involved in the crash suffered any major injuries, authorities said.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived at the scene and discovered Garza's gunshot wound.

St. Petersburg police joined the investigation at 3:30 a.m.

Times staff