{"id":38490,"date":"2025-11-08T06:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/38490\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T06:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T06:16:35","slug":"arrest-made-in-fatal-st-petersburg-publix-hit-and-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/38490\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest Made In Fatal St. Petersburg Publix Hit-and-Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Police-Lights-Emergency-LEO-Law.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Police-Lights-Emergency-LEO-Law.jpeg\" alt=\"Police Lights\" class=\"wp-image-18780\" title=\"UPDATE: Arrest Made In Fatal St. Petersburg Publix Hit-and-Run 1\"  \/><\/a>Police Lights (File)<\/p>\n<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2013 St. Petersburg Police have announced an arrest in connection with the fatal hit-and-run pedestrian crash that occurred in the Publix parking lot at 200 37th Ave. N.<\/p>\n<p>Following an investigation, detectives successfully located the suspected vehicle. Police have arrested 85-year-old Darrell Elwin Briggs.<\/p>\n<p>Briggs has been formally charged with leaving the scene of a crash, causing death.<\/p>\n<p>ORIGINAL REPORT:  St. Petersburg Police are actively searching for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of an elderly woman late this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred shortly before 5:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Publix supermarket located at 200 37th Ave. N.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, an elderly woman was struck by a car in the busy shopping center parking lot. She sustained serious injuries in the collision and was immediately transported to a local hospital. Tragically, she later died of her injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the vehicle involved in the fatal crash fled the scene immediately following the incident, failing to render aid or notify authorities.<\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg Police have launched an active investigation into the crash and are urging the public to come forward with any information that could help identify and apprehend the driver.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to call the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampafp.com\/teen-grazed-by-bullet-in-tampa-park-shooting-police-hunt-suspect\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Teen Grazed By Bullet In Tampa Park Shooting; Police Hunt Suspect<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please make a small\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=KWYEB8X3JQ2MY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">donation to the Tampa Free Press to help sustain independent journalism<\/a>. 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