{"id":391731,"date":"2026-09-05T23:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T23:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/391731\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T23:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T23:18:09","slug":"2-pedestrians-injured-in-st-petersburg-hit-and-run-crash-police-searching-for-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/391731\/","title":{"rendered":"2 pedestrians injured in St. Petersburg hit-and-run crash, police searching for driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/st-pete-hit-and-run-suspect-truck.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"432\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-v-653d32e2=\"\"\/> article <\/p>\n<p data-v-653d32e2=\"\">Courtesy: St. Petersburg Police Department <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &#8211; St. Petersburg police are searching for a driver who fled after hitting two pedestrians on Friday night at 40th Avenue North and 49th Street North.<\/p>\n<p>   St. Petersburg police investigate hit-and-run <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Police said the crash happened around 10:55 p.m. on Friday as two pedestrians were walking southbound on the east side of 49th Street North.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">As they crossed 40th Avenue North, a white pickup truck turning left from southbound 49th Street North struck them both and sped away eastbound without stopping, according to police.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/st-pete-hit-and-run-suspect-truck-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Courtesy: St. Petersburg Police Department <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">A 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man suffered serious injuries and were rushed to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital. The police said both pedestrians are stable, while officers continue searching for the driver.<\/p>\n<p> Vehicle details and suspect search <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Police have not identified the driver involved in the crash. While investigators know the vehicle is a white single-cab, extended-bed Ford F-150 or Ram pickup truck with front-end damage, the exact make, model and license plate number remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p> How to contact investigators <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Anyone who has information about the fleeing vehicle or the driver is urged to contact the St. Petersburg Police Department at 727-893-7780.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this story was gathered from official investigation details released by the St. Petersburg Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Courtesy: St. Petersburg Police Department ST. 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