9 teens hospitalized in 3 golf cart crashes across Bay Area

Nine teenagers were hospitalized in three separate golf cart collisions across the Bay Area during a dangerous Columbus Day weekend.Bay Area golf cart crashesPolice responded to the latest crash around 2:30 p.m. Monday at 30th Avenue North and 52nd Street North in St. Petersburg.Investigators said a 14-year-old driving a golf cart stopped at a stop sign before driving through the intersection, where an SUV hit the cart.Police believe the driver of the SUV was at fault for the crash.A teenage girl riding in the golf cart was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.Police said that none of the teenagers in the golf cart were legally old enough to drive it, as St. Pete requires golf cart drivers to hold a full driver's license.Pinellas Park, Wesley Chapel and St. Pete incidentsThe Monday crash followed two other weekend collisions involving underage golf cart drivers.On Sunday, a 13-year-old driving a golf cart lost control and flipped the vehicle near 86th Av