St. Petersburgh Police Department: Fatal Crash Involving A Wheelchair

The victim is identified as Marcelo Benedicto, age 79. He was a Navy veteran who lived a few blocks away from the crash, police said.

Posted Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 12:35 pm ET

11-07-21 at 10:23 p.m.

For Immediate Release
Report number: 2021-041874 Date of original release: 11-07-21 Release posted on 11-07-21 at 10:23 p.m.

The victim is identified as Marcelo Benedicto, age 79. He was a Navy veteran who lived a few blocks away from the crash.

Release posted on 11-07-21 at 8:23 p.m.

Release posted on 11-07-21 at 8:23 p.m.

At 7:15pm, a man in a wheelchair was struck by a vehicle in the 2100 block of 5th Ave. N.

The man died at the scene and the vehicle fled.

5th Ave. is closed in all directions from the 275 ramp to 24th St. for the investigation. It will be closed for several hours.

There is no additional information on the vehicle.

Details will be released as they become available.

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