Event Brief
SPPD: Garbage truck driver charged after fatal hit
Filed: May 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: A 49-year-old woman died after being run over by a St. Petersburg city garbage truck; driver fled and was charged.
WHO: A 49-year-old woman; a city garbage truck driver (49-year-old woman deceased)
WHAT: Driver charged after running over a woman with a city garbage truck and fleeing the scene
WHEN: May 30, 2026 at 12:50 PM ET
WHERE: Near 17 3rd Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida
WHY: The driver allegedly ran over the woman with a city garbage truck and then fled; charges have been filed.
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