23-002 Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) Investigates Fatal Vehicle vs Pedestrian Crash in Dunedin
MAIT Investigation
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
-Major Accident Investigation Team
Nazire Blloshmi (Pedestrian- Deceased)
DOB: 05/12/1943
Stela Mema (Pedestrian- Non-Life-Threatening Injuries)
DOB: 09/19/1975
Anna Walker-Parisi (Driver- Uninjured)
DOB: 08/13/1970
Vehicle: 2022 Toyota Tacoma
PINELLAS COUNTY- On January 7, 2023, at approximately 6:50 p.m., deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded to the area of Main Street and Edgewater Drive in Dunedin.
Investigators say 52-year-old Anna Walker-Parisi was driving a 2022 Toyota Tacoma when she struck 79-year-old Nazire Blloshmi and 47-year-old Stela Mema as she was turning left onto Edgewater Drive. At the time of the crash, Blloshmi was being assisted by Mema to cross Edgewater Drive in a designated crosswalk.
Blloshmi was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced deceased.
Mema suffered non-life threatening injuries and was also transported to a local hospital.
Investigators say speed and impairment do not appear to be factors in the crash.
Next of kin has been notified.
The investigation continues.
