{"id":425745,"date":"2026-10-12T18:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/425745\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T18:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:16:10","slug":"van-driver-sought-after-fleeing-fatal-crash-involving-scooter-in-fort-pierce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/425745\/","title":{"rendered":"Van driver sought after fleeing fatal crash involving scooter in Fort Pierce"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crash occurred near the intersection of Okeechobee Road and 25th Street.<\/p>\n

\"AllenFORT PIERCE, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

Police are searching for a hit-and-run cargo van driver accused of fatally striking a man riding a gas scooter before he crashed into a nearby business and ran away in Fort Pierce.<\/p>\n

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Police officers received multiple 911 calls just before 9 p.m. Sunday about a vehicle crash involving a motorcycle, which later was identified as a gas scooter, close to the intersection of Okeechobee Road and 25th Street, near HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital.<\/p>\n

A white cargo van was behind the scooter, traveling east on Okeechobee Road, Maj. Michael Santiago told WPBF’s Angela Rozier at a briefing Monday afternoon. The van driver fled the scene and made a U-turn to drive in the wrong direction across the median on Okeechobee Road, but he crashed into the side of a building, the Kings & Queens Unisex Salon. The man then ran from the scene. <\/p>\n

A second vehicle, a Toyota pickup truck, was also struck, but no one was injured. <\/p>\n

Police were unable to locate the suspect despite aerial and K-9 units. <\/p>\n

They are in possession of the van. <\/p>\n

Anyone with information should call the Fort Pierce Police Department at 772-462-6800 or Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 800-273-8477. <\/p>\n

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