St. Petersburg Police Press Release


ANTHONY HOLLOWAY
Chief of Police
1301 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
(727) 893-7550
police.stpete.org

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
Report number: 2024-
Date of original release: 10-27-24

Child Struck by a Car on 18th Avenue South

Release posted on 10-27-24 at 5:05 PM

At 3:22 p.m., a five-year-old boy was struck by a car at 18th Ave. S. and Prescott Ave. S

The child was seriously injured and taken to Johns Hopkins All Children's.

The driver stopped and is cooperating with investigators.

Eighteenth Ave. S. is closed to traffic from 16th St. to 17th St. S. for several hours for the investigation.

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