PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said it arrested a man who is accused of hitting and killing a person with his vehicle and driving off.
FHP said a 66-year-old St. Petersburg man was attempting to cross Gandy Boulevard around 5 p.m. Wednesday. He walked into the path of a vehicle and was struck.
The driver of the vehicle fled the area and was later found in Plant City, FHP said.
The 66-year-old was taken to the hospital and later died from injuries suffered in the crash.
FHP said the driver, John Guy Delucchi, was arrested for leaving the scene of a crash involving the death of a pedestrian.
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State troopers said a 10-year-old on a bicycle attempted to cross the highway when he was struck by two vehicles.
