Julio Silverwolf, transgender man who made national headlines, dies in crash after jail release
By Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Thursday, May 14, 2009
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/article1000803.eceLARGO — A transgender man whose court case made national headlines two years ago died early Wednesday when he stepped into the path of a car on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Julio Silverwolf, born a woman and formerly known as Julia Roach, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1:45 a.m. crash near St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport.
Silverwolf, 57, of Clearwater had been arrested Tuesday afternoon on a charge of driving under the influence after he was involved in an accident in a parking lot in Clearwater. He was taken to the Pinellas County Jail and released at 12:48 a.m. — roughly an hour before the deadly accident.
