Crime & Safety

Car Hits St. Pete Man, 1 Critically Injured: Police

Authorities have begun investigating a crash involving a pedestrian Wednesday night that occurred on Fifth Avenue South.

ST. PETE, FL — A 60-year-old St. Petersburg man is in critical condition after a car hit him Wednesday night on Fifth Avenue South, St. Pete police said.

As the man crossed Fifth Avenue South, authorities said he walked in front of a Hyundai that then hit him.

According to police, he wore dark clothing and did not use the crosswalk.

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EMS took him to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg where he was last reported in critical condition, police said.

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