ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The garbage truck driver who fatally ran over a woman in St. Petersburg on Saturday knew people were sleeping in the alleyway he was working in, according to his arrest affidavit.
Nathan Brown, 51, was arrested on May 30 after the St. Petersburg Police Department said he ran over and killed a woman while operating a city garbage truck.
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An affidavit from the St. Petersburg PD said a bystander warned Brown that people were sleeping in the alley that he was preparing to reverse into.
The fatal incident occurred in the alley on 3rd Street North, between Central Avenue and 1st Avenue North. It is a commercial area that houses Jannus Live, Black Cattle Burger, and other popular spots in downtown St. Pete.
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Despite the warning, Brown reversed down the alley where multiple people were sleeping. He loaded the garbage truck, and as he exited, fatally struck a 49-year-old woman.
He left the scene without stopping to render aid or calling 911, and was arrested later Saturday morning.
Brown was booked into the Pinellas County Jail and is facing a first-degree felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving death.
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