Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Aug 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Hit-and-run driver sought after fatal St. Pete crash
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A 47-year-old woman died after being struck in a marked crosswalk; dark sedan fled without stopping, police seek driver.
WHO: A 47-year-old woman; St. Petersburg Police Department; an unidentified hit-and-run driver and vehicle
WHAT: A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in a marked crosswalk; the driver fled without rendering aid.
WHEN: Aug 8, 2026 at 8:25 AM ET
WHERE: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South and 15th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida
WHY: Routine/scheduled item — no distinct cause reported beyond the event itself.
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