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Vehicle hits and kills pedestrian in hit-and-run in St. Petersburg

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The St. Petersburg Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on Wednesday evening.

At 6:45 p.m., a vehicle hit a pedestrian, identified as 70-year-old Karen Moorefield, as she walked across 22nd Avenue North near 41st Street.

Moorefield died at the scene.

Investigators believe the vehicle may have been a Cadillac SUV with front-end damage.

Anyone with information can call St. Petersburg Police at 727-893-7780.