Crime & Safety

Person Hit While Walking In Crosswalk, St. Pete Police Search For Driver

Post from St. Pete police shows video of vehicle that investigators want to identify after the person driving hit a person and left.

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A person was hit Thursday night in St. Petersburg as they used a crosswalk. The vehicle that hit them drove off.
A person was hit Thursday night in St. Petersburg as they used a crosswalk. The vehicle that hit them drove off. (St. Pete Police Twitter )

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Police are asking for the public's help identifying an SUV that hit a person walking in a marked crosswalk in St. Petersburg Thursday evening at 6:40 p.m.

Fifteenth Avenue South and 22nd Street South is where the SUV hit the victim, according to detectives with the St. Pete Police Department. Deputies have not released the condition of the pedestrian.

Investigators posted a video of the SUV driving away on the St. Pete Police Twitter page.

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If you recognize the car or know anything about this case, please call SPPD at 727-893-7780 or text SPPD & Tip to TIP-411 (847-411). Report #22-1652

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