Crime & Safety
Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run While Crossing Street: St. Pete Police
A 70-year-old St. Petersburg woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash while crossing 22nd Avenue N. Wednesday evening, police said.
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A 70-year-old St. Petersburg woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash while crossing 22nd Avenue N. Wednesday evening.
Karen Moorefield was walking across the road near 41st Street around 6:45 p.m. when she was hit by a vehicle traveling west, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department news release.
The vehicle, which investigators believe may have been a Cadillac SUV that now has front-end damage, immediately left the area, police said.
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Anyone with information that can help the agency identify the driver is asked to call SPPD at 727-893-7780.
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