A Clearwater man has been arrested and charged on two traffic felony counts and also is facing charges for drug possession. Daniel Barga was allegedly driving without a valid license when he caused an eight-car pileup that killed two people. According to TampaBay.com the St. Petersburg resident was arrested but police are still looking for details about the alleged crime as they are asking for witnesses to come forward.
The newspaper is reporting that Barga told police investigators that he was a passenger in the car that caused the accident. He claimed that the driver of the car left the scene of the accident. Investigators ruled that Barga was actually the driver who caused the eight car crash according to a Clearwater Police Department spokesperson.
Upon that determination police proceeded to charge the St. Pete man with two traffic felonies. Those charges were driving without a valid driver’s license causing serious injury and driving without a valid driver’s license causing death. They also filed drug charges for possession of roxicodone. Barga was recently released from the hospital due to “serious” injuries suffered in the car wreck.
Despite the arrest of Barga police are still seeking more details about the car accident that took the lives of a Tampa and Osceola resident. At the time of the St. Pete Times story the names of both of the victims were known but not the age of both. The paper reported Richard Kelly of Tampa was one of the victims but his age was unknown. The second victim was Jancarlos Alberto Schaffer a 22-year-old from Osceola. Clearwater Police are asking anyone with information on what happened that evening to call their traffic investigation division. Police also added that more charges could be filed against the 27-year-old as the investigation continues and more witnesses come forward.
