Crime & Safety
Accused DUI Driver Charged In Fatal St. Pete Hit-And-Run: Reports
A 29-year-old woman was charged with DUI manslaughter in a Friday night hit-and-run crash in St. Pete that left a man dead, reports said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A 29-year-old woman accused of driving under the influence was charged in a Friday night hit-and-run crash that left a man dead, according to multiple reports.
Kimberly Barham, 29, was driving an SUV south on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street S.around 9:45 p.m. when she hit 32-year-old Tevin Griffin, who was crossing the street in an unmarked crosswalk, WFLA said.
Griffin was brought to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, Fox 13 reported.
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Barham, who drove away from the scene, was found about an hour later at her St. Petersburg home, WTSP said.
She was charged with DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash involving death.
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