Pedestrians Struck by Speeding Car in St. Peterburg
According to Bay News 9, In St. Petersburg, a pedestrian was killed and another was seriously injured on October 9, 2008 due to a hit and run accident.
The St. Petersburg Police Department reported that officers tried to pull over the Dodge Ram, pickup truck for a traffic violation, shortly before 11 PM near the intersection of 22nd Avenue South and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street South.
Apparently, the driver of the pickup truck did not respond to the officers. Instead, the pickup truck drove away, traveling Northbound on Martin Luther King. Shortly afterwards the truck crashed into two pedestrians, killing one of them at the scene, leaving the other with life-threatening injuries.
According to FARS, in an average year 4,784 pedestrians are killed by motorists. Light trucks are involved in 22,290 fatal accidents per year.
Here at Distasio Law Firm our hearts go out to those who have been injured or killed by the reckless drivers that seem to control our streets.
Scott Distasio
St. Petersburg personal injury lawyer
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