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Courtesy: St. Petersburg Police Department <\/p>\n
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The State Attorney’s Office dropped all criminal charges against a St. Petersburg garbage truck driver who was previously jailed after a woman was hit and killed in a downtown alley.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Charges dropped, case closed <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Court records show the felony case against Nathan Brown, 51, has been closed and the charges have been dropped based on the evidence currently available.<\/p>\n
The case was officially closed following a filing in Pinellas County court.<\/p>\n
Garbage truck driver previously charged <\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
Brown, a longtime city of St. Pete employee, was arrested following a crash that left a sleeping woman dead in an alleyway on the morning of May 30.<\/p>\n
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Investigators initially charged Brown with leaving the scene of a crash involving death after police said he drove away following the incident.<\/p>\n
Brown was later released from jail after posting a $50,000 bond.<\/p>\n
Woman hit, killed in downtown alley <\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
According to the original arrest affidavit, police said Brown was operating a garbage truck in an alley near 17 3rd St. N. in downtown St. Pete when the crash occurred.<\/p>\n
Investigators said Candice Roberts, 49, who was believed to be homeless, was sleeping in the alley alongside other people when she was hit by the truck.<\/p>\n
Police previously said Brown backed into the alley to service a dumpster and allegedly ran over Roberts before hitting her a second time as the truck moved forward.<\/p>\n
Investigators also said that a bystander had warned the driver that people were sleeping in the area before the incident occurred.<\/p>\n
Witnesses described the scene <\/p>\n
People who were sleeping nearby told investigators they were awakened by the aftermath of the crash.<\/p>\n
Police spent days gathering witness statements and seeking surveillance video from surrounding businesses as part of their investigation.<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
No additional charges are pending at this time, and court records show the case has been formally closed.<\/p>\n
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from official case dismissal filings processed by the State Attorney’s Office and previous FOX 13 News reporting.<\/p>\n
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