70-year-old dead, 4 others pedestrians injured in St. Pete Beach hit and run, deputies say
Sibley,Travis
and last updated 2021-05-14 11:37:25-04
ST. PETERSBURG BEACH, FL â A 70-year-old man was killed and four other people were injured in a hit-and-run in St. Petersburg Beach Thursday night. Pinellas County Sheriff s Office says it happened in the 4700 block of Gulf Boulevard in St. Pete Beach at about 8:45 p.m.
According to investigators, Hiep Huynh, 70, and four other family members were crossing Gulf Boulevard in the crosswalk. They were on the east side of the road and began walking to the west side when a red Nissan Juke exited the public beach parking lot and turned northbound on Gulf Boulevard. The car struck all five pedestrians and drove away heading north.
Four family members hurt, one killed in St. Pete Beach hit-and-run
The Pinellas County Sheriffâs Office says five members of a family were crossing Gulf Boulevard when they were hit.
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Pinellas County Sheriff s deputies are searching for the driver of a red Nissan Juke, pictured here, that hit five people in St. Pete Beach Thursday, killing one. [ Pinellas County Sheriff s Office ]
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ST. PETE BEACH â A pedestrian was killed and four others were injured when they were struck by a motorist who then fled the scene Thursday night, the Pinellas County Sheriffâs Office reports.
The crash occurred about 8:45 p.m. in the 4400 block of Gulf Boulevard.
ST. PETE BEACH â Pinellas County Sheriffâs deputies are investigating a crash that occurred May 13 in the 4400 block of Gulf Boulevard in St. Pete Beach in which five pedestrians were struck by a vehicle. One of the five died at a local hospital. The vehicle fled the scene.
According to deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team, the pedestrians, all from the same family, were crossing Gulf Boulevard from east to west in the crosswalk about 8:45 p.m. when a red Nissan Juke exited the public beach parking lot and turned northbound on Gulf Boulevard. The vehicle struck all five pedestrians and fled the scene traveling northbound.