Bystanders detain fleeing driver after fatal crash in St. Petersburg, police say
ST. PETERSBURG — A pedestrian was killed Monday night after he walked in front of a Ford Mustang at the intersection of 34th Street N and 32nd Avenue N, St. Petersburg, police say.
Alija Boskovic, 52, died at the scene, police said. He was trying to cross 34th Street N when he entered the Mustang’s path on the road’s center, northbound lane.
The Mustang’s driver, 27-year-old Randy Peterson Jr., tried to run away from the scene but was detained by witnesses, police said. They held him until police arrived and took Peterson into custody on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving death, according to police.
The intersection was closed from the time of the crash until early Tuesday morning, police said.
Peterson remained at the Pinellas County Jail Tuesday in lieu of $50,000 bail.
