A St. Petersburg lawmaker wants to designate the road across the Gandy Bridge in honor of a St. Petersburg Navy airman killed in 2019. Democratic Rep. Michele Rayner has filed a bill to designate the road, also named Gandy, in honor of Mohammed “Mo” Sameh Haitham, who was killed trying to stop a gunman during a mass shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola. “Airman Mohammed ‘Mo’ Sameh .
An off-duty Pinellas Park firefighter who was spotted speeding on Gandy Boulevard was arrested for drunk driving on Saturday night, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.