From the Florida Highway Patrol
Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol are asking the public for help in locating a hit-and-run driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in Pinellas County last month.
According to the FHP release, on November 28, 2023, at approximately 6:48 PM , a 2002-2006 gold in color Dodge Ram pickup was traveling southbound on 49th Street North in St. Petersburg.
At the intersection of 58th Avenue North, the pickup turned east and collided with an 82-year-old Jacksonville man crossing the roadway in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of the two roadways.
Following the collision, the pickup truck fled the scene.
Transported to an area hospital with serious injuries, the pedestrian later expired on December 1, 2023.
Witnesses provided the description of the suspect vehicle, further explaining that the right side of the vehicle struck the pedestrian and that the vehicle would have damaged its right fender and engine hood.
Witnesses also advised that the truck had a louder-than-stock exhaust and was in good condition besides fading paint.
Anyone with information regarding this incident, the vehicle or the driver is asked to call *FHP (*347) or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS.
