ST. PETERSBURG, FL – A 70-year-old woman passed away Wednesday after she was struck at an intersection in the Deniston Heights neighborhood by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene.
The fatal collision happened after 6:30 p.m. at the 22nd Avenue North and 41st Street intersection, FOX 13 News reported. St. Petersburg Police said the victim was 70-year-old Karen Moorefield, who had dementia and was reported missing by her family less than an hour before. Though witnesses were performing CPR on her when police arrived, Moorefield succumbed to her wounds at the scene.
Police are searching for the suspect, whom they believe was driving a 2013-2016 Cadillac SRX SUV, which sustained front-end damage in the crash.
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