Nine injured in last night's fatal hit-and-run in St. Petersburg

October 09, 2008
Nine injured in last night's fatal hit-and-run
ST. PETERSBURG -- Police this morning gave a fuller account of last night's fatal hit-and-run accident, saying that the driver did not have a license and that nine people were injured.

Police spokesman Bill Proffitt said the incident began when police spotted a 2008 Dodge pickup driving in an erratic manner on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. S, near 22nd Avenue S. Police tried to stop the truck, but the driver kept going north "at a very high rate of speed and in a reckless manner." The Dodge had two passengers.

When the Dodge got to the 1300 Block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St., it lost control and slid toward the northwest corner of 13th Avenue S., "went airborne," struck a fire hydrant, and flipped.

The truck struck and killed Steven Mincey, 49, of St. Petersburg, who had been riding his bicycle on the north side of the MLK. The truck also struck several people who were outside near Ike's Liquors and four parked vehicles.

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