Release posted on 08-08-26 at 8:17 AM

At 2 a.m. , today, August 8, a dark colored sedan was traveling south on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Street South, approaching the intersection of 15th Avenue South , when it struck a woman.

The woman, age 47, was walking west in the marked crosswalk across Dr. MLK Jr St. S. at the intersection with 15th Ave. S.

The sedan struck the pedestrian, and then fled the scene without stopping to render aid.

The victim was transported to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital and later pronounced dead.

The investigation is currently ongoing, and investigators ask that anyone with information please contact St. Petersburg Police at 727-893-7780, or text SPPD + your tip to TIP411 .