TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — Pinellas County deputies are searching for the driver involved in a deadly hit-and-run in Treasure Island Tuesday evening.
The Sheriff's Office said members of its Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded around 7:45 p.m. to a crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian at the intersection of Gulf Boulevard and 108th Avenue North.
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Investigators said 46-year-old Felicia White was walking northbound on Gulf Boulevard. As she crossed 108th Avenue North in a marked crosswalk, a dark blue pickup truck, traveling south on Gulf Boulevard, struck White as it entered the left turn lane to head east on 108th Avenue North.
Deputies said the driver of the truck then drove away. White was pronounced deceased at the scene. Investigators believe the dark blue pickup truck to be a 2016 to 2018 Chevrolet Silverado regular cab work truck.
Detectives said their investigation into the crash is continuing. If you have any information regarding this crash or the pickup truck in question, call the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office at 727-582-6200.
