Crime & Safety
Man Crossing Gandy Blvd. Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash: FL Troopers
A St. Pete man was arrested in a hit-and-run crash that killed a man crossing Gandy Boulevard, Florida Highway Patrol said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A hit-and-run driver was arrested in a crash that killed a 66-year-old St. Petersburg man crossing Gandy Boulevard on Wednesday afternoo, Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release.
A Ford Crown Victoria, driven by John Guy Delucchi, 58, of St. Petersburg was heading west on the highway around 5 p.m. when the pedestrian stepped into his path.
The victim was brought to a nearby hospital and later died from his injuries.
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Delucchi left the crash scene near 10387 Gandy Blvd. and was later found in Plant City, FHP said.
He was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving a death.
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