{"id":282143,"date":"2026-05-23T17:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/282143\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T17:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:12:28","slug":"15-year-old-in-critical-condition-after-being-hit-by-car-in-st-petersburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/282143\/","title":{"rendered":"15-year-old in critical condition after being hit by car in St. Petersburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 The St. Petersburg Police Department said a 15-year-old boy was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

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The incident happened near the intersection of 9th Avenue North and 25th Street North at around 9:50 a.m. The location provided by SPPD is close to St. Petersburg High School, but it\u2019s unknown if the teen is a student there.<\/p>\n

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Police said a Honda Accord was traveling east on 9th Avenue North when the driver hit the teen, who was walking in a marked crosswalk. SPPD also said the victim had activated the crosswalk lights before he crossed the street.<\/p>\n

The driver who hit the boy remained on scene, SPPD said. No additional information was provided about the vehicle they were driving or the circumstances surrounding the collision.<\/p>\n

The teen was taken to Johns Hopkins All Children\u2019s Hospital, where he remained in critical condition as of around 1:45 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n

The police department has not identified the driver.<\/p>\n

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