St. Pete police searching for vehicle involved in fatal hit-and-run crash

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Police are searching for the person who hit and killed the driver of an electric scooter early Sunday morning in St. Petersburg.

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, a black electric scooter was traveling west within the 3500 block of 34th Street North shortly before 3 a.m. when it was struck by what police believe may have been a dark-colored Toyota sedan.

Post impact, police say the driver of the sedan took off. 

The driver of the scooter was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The crash is under investigation.