ST. PETERSBURG, FL, (August 08, 2026) – A 47-year-old woman died early Saturday morning after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in St. Petersburg.
According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, emergency personnel responded to the intersection of MLK Street S and 15th Avenue S in the early morning hours of Aug. 8. Responders located the pedestrian, later identified as Kendra Dillard, but she succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
Police say the incident occurred while Dillard was using a marked crosswalk to cross the street. A dark-colored sedan struck her from behind, and the driver immediately fled the area following the impact.
The suspect vehicle and driver remain unidentified.
The St. Petersburg Police Department continues to investigate.
