85-year-old knew he hit ‘something’ when he ran over a 91-year-old woman in grocery store parking lot and drove home
Background: The Publix location in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Google Maps). Inset: Darrell Briggs (Pinellas County Jail).
Police in St. Petersburg, Florida, say an 85-year-old man struck and killed a woman in a grocery store parking lot before driving away from the scene.
According to investigators, the incident occurred around 5 p.m. Friday in the parking lot of a Publix grocery store. The driver, identified as Darrell Briggs, allegedly hit 91-year-old Mary Broughton while behind the wheel of his vehicle, then continued driving out of the lot without stopping.
Broughton was transported to a nearby hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department located Briggs at his apartment, along with a vehicle matching the description of the one seen leaving the scene.
Court documents indicate that Briggs admitted he knew he had struck “something” but chose to drive home instead of stopping to check. He was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death — a felony offense.
Briggs was booked into the Pinellas County Jail and later released after posting a $50,000 bond. His next court appearance has not yet been scheduled.
Police say the investigation into the fatal crash remains ongoing.
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